(29972) Chriswan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christopher Wan (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chriswan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chriswan is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29972 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KO11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,827 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0360 |
| Inclination | 8.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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