(29220) Xavierbaptista Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Francisco Xavier Baptista (1730-1797) was a Portuguese composer from Lisbon where he was the first organist at the Cathedral of St. Mary. He wrote many harpsichord sonatas, toccatas and minuets that can also be played easily on the organ.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xavierbaptista is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xavierbaptista is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29220 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 BC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.27 km (#7,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 8.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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