(29852) Niralithakor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nirali Kunjan Thakor (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematical sciences team project. She attends the Shepton High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Niralithakor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niralithakor is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29852 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FD26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 3.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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