(29805) Bradleysloop Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Bradley Derek Sloop (b. 1994) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation project. He attends the Susquenita High School, Duncannon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bradleysloop is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bradleysloop is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29805
Provisional designation1999 CK91
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.63 km (#15,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Absolute magnitude (H)15.25
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.120
Inclination5.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Bradley

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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