(29804) Idansharon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Idan Hadar Sharon (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering team project. He attends the Hof HaCarmel Comprehensive School, Ma'agan Michael, Israel.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Idansharon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Idansharon is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29804
Provisional designation1999 CH90
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.46 km (#8,293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Rotation period3.19 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.04
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination2.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.964 au

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

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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