(29761) Lorenzo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1999 by Tombelli, M., Bartolini, S. at Montelupo.
Lorenzo Bartolini (b. 2011) is the elder son of the second discoverer and the grandson of the first discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lorenzo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorenzo is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29761 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CJ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.366 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.