(29803) Michaelshao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michael Shao (b. 1997) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Detroit Country Day Upper School, Beverly Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelshao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelshao is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29803 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CQ87 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 1.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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