(29730) Bethwestfall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Elizabeth W. “Beth” Westfall (b. 1943) was the Corporation Secretary and Board member of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) from 1990 through 2004. In 2004, Beth received the ALPO Peggy Haas Service Award for her service to that organization.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bethwestfall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bethwestfall is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29730 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,198 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 21.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 January 1999
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