(29656) Leejoseph Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph Patrick Lee (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Saint Peter's Academy, New Market, Alabama, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leejoseph is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leejoseph is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29656 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WA12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.40 km (#8,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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