(129969) Bradwilliams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Bradley Williams (b. 1989) worked as a systems engineer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also worked on the Phoenix Mars mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bradwilliams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bradwilliams is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129969 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UV16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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