(29895) Sarafaggi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sara Faggi (b. 1983) is an Italian astronomer. She is leading expert on the studies of comets and planets in our solar system via high-resolution infrared spectroscopy, and is a lead developer for the widely used Planetary Spectrum Generator online tool.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarafaggi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarafaggi is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29895 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GP53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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