(29984) Zefferer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Josef Zefferer (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation team project. He attends the HTBLA Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zefferer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zefferer is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29984 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VC79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,405 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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