(129962) Williamverts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
William Verts (b. 1968) worked as a senior mechanical designer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also helped design TEGA II on the Phoenix Mars Mission and Mars Polar Lander and GRS on the Odyssey Mars Mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamverts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamverts is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129962 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TY294 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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