(29631) Ryankenny Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ryan M. Kenny (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ryankenny is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryankenny is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29631 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UV35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.78 km (#17,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.319 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0704 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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