(29825) Dunyazade Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 February 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.

Dunyazade was the sister of the master story-teller of the 1001 Arabian Nights.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dunyazade is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dunyazade is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29825
Provisional designation1999 DB4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.37
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination1.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 February 1999

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