(29663) Evanmackay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Evan Cliff MacKay (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evanmackay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evanmackay is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29663 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WH23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.86 km (#17,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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