(29435) Mordell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Louis Joel Mordell (1888-1972) was born in the U.S. but moved to England as a student and spent the rest of his life there, being associated with the University of Manchester and later with Cambridge. His research ranged widely in number theory and algebraic geometry.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mordell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mordell is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29435 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.90 km (#17,153 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Rotation period | 5.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.721 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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