(29806) Eviesobczak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Evie Sobczak (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation project. She also received the Innovation Exploration Award. She attends the Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eviesobczak is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eviesobczak is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29806
Provisional designation1999 CQ98
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.03 km (#10,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Absolute magnitude (H)15.36
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination3.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.913 au

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

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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