(29722) Chrisgraham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Christopher Fox Graham (b. 1979) is an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisgraham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisgraham is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29722 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AQ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 22.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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