(29802) Rikhavshah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rikhav Shah (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rikhavshah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rikhavshah is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29802 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CD86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,592 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0360 |
| Inclination | 6.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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