38929

38929 is a minor planet located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on October 12, 1998, by astronomers at the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program, a collaborative project involving the United States Air Force, NASA, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The asteroid was officially named after its provisional designation, though it has not been assigned a specific name in the Minor Planet Center database.

38929 has an estimated diameter of approximately 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) and orbits the Sun with a period of about 3.6 years. Its orbit is relatively stable, with a low inclination and eccentricity, meaning it does not come particularly close to Earth or other major planets. The asteroid belongs to the Flora family, a group of stony asteroids that share similar orbital characteristics and composition.

Little is known about its physical properties beyond its size and orbital data. Like many asteroids, 38929 is believed to be composed primarily of silicate materials, possibly with some metallic content. Observations from ground-based telescopes and space missions have contributed to the understanding of similar objects in the asteroid belt, but detailed study of 38929 remains limited.

The asteroid has not been the subject of any dedicated space missions or extensive research, but it serves as part of the broader scientific effort to catalog and study near-Earth and main-belt asteroids. Its study helps astronomers better understand the formation and evolution of the solar system, as well as the distribution of materials in the asteroid belt.