(29632) Yaejikim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Yaeji Kim (b. 1992) is a Korean aerospace engineer who received her Ph.D. in 2023 from Auburn University (USA). She works on numerical models of asteroids; in particular, tidal resurfacing effects during planetary encounters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yaejikim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yaejikim is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29632 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UR44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 7.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.