(29681) Saramanshad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sara Manshad (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Arrowhead Park Early College High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saramanshad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saramanshad is 2.55 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29681 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XT47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0505 |
| Inclination | 8.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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