(634981) Herbertgrice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2012 by N. Falla at Mayhill.
Herbert Grice (1929–2020) was the brother-in-law of the discoverer. He worked for many years at a distillery located in Mitcham. This town and the surrounding farmland was the center of peppermint oil production in England for centuries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbertgrice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbertgrice is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 634981 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 UW29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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