(29788) Rachelrossi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Louise Rossi (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental management project. She attends the Durango High School, Durango, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rachelrossi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachelrossi is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29788 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.63 km (#13,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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