(29691) Ramonallerulloa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Ramón María Aller Ulloa (1878–1966) was a Spanish priest, professor, mathematician, and astronomer. He established the first observatory in Galicia in 1912 and founded the University of Santiago de Compostela Observatory in 1943, which now bears his name. A member of IAU Commission 26 from 1948, he discovered four double-star systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ramonallerulloa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramonallerulloa is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29691 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XH96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 9.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ramon
All asteroids named after someone called Ramon
Also discovered on 11 December 1998
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- (27132) Jezek
- (29692) Cernis
- (31384) Joseloisestevez
- (31385) Genovevavazquez
- (74400) Streaky
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