(29633) Weatherwax Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Craig (b. 1947) and Leigh (b. 1947) Weatherwax have helped the astronomy community in southern California for more than 40 years. They are good friends of the discoverer and this naming is on the occasion of their retirement.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weatherwax is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weatherwax is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29633 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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