(29686) Raymondmaung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raymond Aung Maung (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Kentwood Senior High School, Covington, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raymondmaung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raymondmaung is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29686 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.05 km (#16,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.606 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0658 |
| Inclination | 6.47° |
| 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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