(99891) Donwells Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 2002 by A. Lowe at Haleakala.
Don J. Wells (b. 1965), husband of Donna and father of Chris, Duncan and Katy, is an award-winning production manager of a Houston-area television station. He has discovered a number of minor planets at the George Observatory, Needville, and at the RAS Observatory, Mayhill.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donwells is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donwells is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99891 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PG165 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0475 |
| Inclination | 4.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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