(7299) Indiawadkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1992 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
India Wadkins (1947-1999) helped initiate and administer many programs of The Planetary Society, including NEO projects. As the society's voice and heart, she became known to thousands of people around the world for her unfailing kindness and enthusiasm. The name was suggested by The Planetary Society.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Indiawadkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Indiawadkins is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7299 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 10.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.