(128925) Conwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 2004 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
James Conwell (b. 1952) has been a professor at Eastern Illinois University since 1985, and the director of the Eastern Illinois University observatory since founding it in 2004.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conwell is 3.52 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128925 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TJ70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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