(29607) Jakehecla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jake Jordan Hecla (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Aviation High School, Des Moines, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jakehecla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jakehecla is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29607 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QZ97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.96 km (#17,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.507 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 6.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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