(29800) Valeriesarge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Valerie Youngmi Sarge (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation project. She attends the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valeriesarge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valeriesarge is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29800 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CM84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.498 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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