(29687) Mohdreza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nurul MohdReza (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Union Colony Charter School, Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mohdreza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohdreza is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29687 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XL78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.96 km (#17,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Rotation period | 4.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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