(29654) Michaellaue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Laue (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Europagymnasium Walther Rathenau Bitterfeld, Bitterfeld, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaellaue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaellaue is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29654 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WW9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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