(29843) Brucesoper Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Bruce Soper (b. 1946) is the retired Chairman of the Trustees of the Mount Washington Observatory. He is a longtime supporter of observational research, both meteorological and astronomical. His support for research and education has helped engage others in appreciation of science in general and research in specific.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brucesoper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brucesoper is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29843 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FJ19 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.43 km (#6,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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