(29991) Dazimmerman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Masao Zimmerman (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attends the Brentwood School, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dazimmerman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dazimmerman is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29991 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AC38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0366 |
| Inclination | 2.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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