(29959) Senevelling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Seneca Jackson Velling (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Senevelling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Senevelling is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29959 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JJ92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.44 km (#9,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 9.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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