(29198) Weathers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Del Weathers (1951-2003) led a NASA team in the engineering and design of complex systems for Space Station Freedom and worked with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to develop advanced decision support systems to increase capacity and safety in aviation.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weathers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weathers is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29198 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 DW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Del
All asteroids named after someone called Del
Also discovered on 18 February 1991
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