(29832) Steinwehr Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dre Erik Howard Steinwehr (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences project. He attends the Hankinson High School, Hankinson, North Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinwehr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinwehr is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29832 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EA12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 55.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.