(29650) Toldy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 November 1998 by Galad, A., Koleny, P. at Modra.

Slovak husband-and-wife doctors Mikuláš (1926-1996) and Viera (1926-1995) Toldy spent all their energy in the interest of humanity and medical science. He was head of the obstetrics clinic in Martin, and she was a pediatrician at the Comenius University hospital and later head physician at the Suckling Institute in Bratislava.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Toldy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toldy is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29650
Provisional designation1998 WR6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.84
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination8.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.988 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 November 1998

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