29292 Conniewalker
29292 Conniewalker (provisional designation 1993 KZ1) is a bright, stony Phocaea asteroid and slow tumbler from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 May 1993, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Shoemaker D. H. Levy |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 May 1993 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (29292) Conniewalker |
Named after | Connie Walker (astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1993 KZ1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Phocaea |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 33.43 yr (12,212 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8157 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8802 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.3480 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1992 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.60 yr (1,314 days) |
Mean anomaly | 259.91° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 26.04s / day |
| Inclination | 25.552° |
Longitude of ascending node | 89.840° |
| 170.01° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.57 km (taken) 4.571 km 4.581±0.217 km |
Synodic rotation period | 30.5 h 30.6±0.05 h |
| 0.3097 0.367±0.049 0.3674±0.0485 | |
| S | |
| 13.10 · 13.4 · 13.5 · 13.59 · 14.03 | |
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