(29244) Van Damme Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jozef Van Damme (b. 1912) was born in the beautiful village of Kaprijke (East Flanders), not far from the mouth of the Schelde river. A teacher in Ghent, he developed a great sense for history and became an authority on the writings of the French and British Enlightenment.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Van Damme is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Van Damme is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29244 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 OV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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