(29829) Engels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1999 by M. M. M. Santangelo at Monte Agliale.
Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a famous philosopher and the main thinker of dialectical materialism.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Engels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Engels is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29829 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.34 km (#8,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Rotation period | 21.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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