(29449) Taharbenjelloun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1997 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Tahar Ben Jelloun (b. 1944) is a Moroccan writer, poet and essayist, who writes exclusively in French.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taharbenjelloun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taharbenjelloun is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29449 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 QR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,610 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.