(29127) Karnath Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1985 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Nicole M. Karnath (b. 1987) is an American astronomer. She has studied the earliest stages of star-formation, including discs and outflows in protostars, at infrared and millimeter wavelengths.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karnath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karnath is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29127 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 FF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 7.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 6.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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