(29837) Savage Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1999 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917-1971), American statistician, wrote important papers on the foundations of statistics, probability theory and philosophy. He was a proponent of the Bayesian approach and developed a comprehensive theory of subjective probability and utility.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Savage is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savage is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29837 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FP5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.62 km (#8,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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