(30229) Neilbowles Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Neil Bowles (b. 1970) is a British planetary scientist. He is professor of Planetary Science within the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford (UK) who specializes in designing and building space instrumentation and missions to characterize the spectral and physical properties of asteroids and comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilbowles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilbowles is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30229 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 50.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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