(29528) Kaplinski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1998 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Jaan Kaplinski (b. 1941) is an Estonian writer, philosopher, and culture critic. He has published numerous collections of poems, prose and essays. He is also an amateur astronomer and has written a popular astronomy book.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaplinski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaplinski is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29528 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0980 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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