(29834) Mariacallas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Sophia Cecelia Kalos, also known as Maria Callas (1923-1977) was a Greek soprano. She was, and remains, the iconic diva, the one to which the others are compared.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariacallas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariacallas is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29834 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.21 km (#10,213 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 4.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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