(29658) Henrylin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Henry Wanjune Lin (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Henrylin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henrylin is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29658 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WR17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 5.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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