(29776) Radzhabov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Maxim Ruslanovich Radzhabov (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum No. 1303, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Radzhabov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radzhabov is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29776
Provisional designation1999 CV45
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period4.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.91
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination2.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Maxim

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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