(29874) Rogerculver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
U.S. astronomer Roger B. Culver (b. 1940) enjoyed a 50-year teaching career at Colorado State University, where he was often feted for excellence in teaching more than 30,000 astronomy students.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerculver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerculver is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29874 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GV9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 38.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 8.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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