(39290) Landsman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Zoe Landsman (b. 1987) is a lecturer at the University of Central Florida, specializing in observations and modeling of asteroids and other airless bodies, particularly M-types and low albedo asteroid families. She is also a committed educator and actively engages in public outreach.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Landsman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Landsman is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39290 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CC29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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