(29700) Salmon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
George Salmon (1819-1904) was a fellow in mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin, and later a professor of divinity. Besides doing research on algebraic curves and surfaces, he wrote a series of outstanding textbooks on geometry and higher algebra that were translated into many European languages.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salmon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salmon is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29700 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.12 km (#16,901 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 8.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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