(29605) Joshuacolwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Joshua Colwell (b. 1964) is a Pegasus Professor of Physics at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida) whose studies include the structure and dynamics of Saturn's rings, the behavior of materials in microgravity, and the electrostatic charging of lunar and asteroid regoliths.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshuacolwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshuacolwell is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29605 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QF54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.09 km (#16,936 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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