(29470) Higgs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Peter Higgs (b. 1929), Scottish physicist, predicted the existence of a new particle called the Higgs boson, the discovery of which would support the Standard Model of particle physics.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Higgs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Higgs is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29470 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 36.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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