(29609) Claudiahuang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Claudia Huang (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attends the Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claudiahuang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudiahuang is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29609 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RY54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 67.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 8.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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