(29982) Sarahwu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Junyi (Sarah) Wu (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Assumption College School, Brantford, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahwu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahwu is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29982 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TT31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0305 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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