(29725) Mikewest Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Michael West (b. 1954) has served amateur astronomers for more than 30 years with his expertise, advice, encouragement and unwavering commitment to the astronomical community.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikewest is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikewest is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29725 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AC25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.59 km (#6,083 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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