(29659) Zeyuliu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zeyu Liu (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. He attends the Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeyuliu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeyuliu is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29659 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WY17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,948 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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