(13729) Nicolewen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicole J. Wen (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her botany and zoology project. She attends the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicolewen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicolewen is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13729 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RO22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,674 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0725 |
| Inclination | 3.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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