(29612) Cindyjiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cindy Y. Jiang (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Central High School, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cindyjiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cindyjiang is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29612 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RR77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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