(29992) Yasminezubi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yasmine Sapphire Zubi (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yasminezubi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yasminezubi is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29992 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AY39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0938 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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