(29122) Vasadze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Tariel Shakrovich Vasadze (b. 1947) is an inventor in the automotive industry. He received the title of Honored Worker of Transport of the Ukraine in 1997. The name was suggested by the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vasadze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasadze is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29122 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 YR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,551 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Rotation period | 63.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 5.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.