(72834) Guywells Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 2001 by L. Ball at Emerald Lane.
Guy Wells (b. 1976) is a British-Grenadian amateur astronomer and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has created Northolt Branch Astro, a group of amateur astronomers who seek to increase public interest in astronomy. He provides follow-up observations of Near Earth asteroids to the Minor Planet Center.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guywells is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guywells is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72834 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HQ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| 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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