(29696) Distasio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Penny Distasio (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer and author. She ran the OPTAS astronomy club for 15 years and is now a content writer for many web sites related to astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Distasio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Distasio is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29696 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,887 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 7.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 December 1998
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