(41986) Fort Bend Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2000 by Needville at Needville.
Founded in 1984, the Fort Bend Astronomy Club has the mission to serve people in the Houston area who love astronomy. This service includes helping manage the George Observatory in Brazos Bend State Park, as well as volunteer activities associated with Astronomy Day, the Texas Star Party and Astronomy on Wheels.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fort Bend is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fort Bend is 2.93 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41986 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YR29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.82 km (#15,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.352 |
| Rotation period | 5.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 4.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.