(29979) Wastyk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hannah Constance Wastyk (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. She attends the Palmyra Area High School, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wastyk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wastyk is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29979 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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