(29799) Trinirussell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Trinity Russell (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trinirussell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trinirussell is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29799 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CZ81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0403 |
| Inclination | 9.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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