(29770) Timmpiper Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Timm Piper (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Martin von Cochem Gymnasium, Cochem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timmpiper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timmpiper is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29770 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CT28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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