(29432) Williamscott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Scott mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamscott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamscott is 3.29 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29432 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GP34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.80 km (#7,881 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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