(29862) Savannahjoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Savannah Joy Tobin (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. She attends the West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savannahjoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savannahjoy is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29862 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FF37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,095 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.419 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Savannah
All asteroids named after someone called Savannah
Also discovered on 20 March 1999
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- (17053) Ashayshah
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