(29844) Millette Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Christopher Millette, Sr. (b. 1964) is a Managing Director of a capital management firm and married to Erica A. Broman, Trustee Designate of Lowell Observatory. Chris has donated generously of his time and talent in providing advice to both Erica and the current Sole Trustee. He has spent many hours volunteering at Observatory events.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Millette is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Millette is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29844 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FM19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.05 km (#10,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0655 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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