(30190) Alexshelby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Lloyd Shelby (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School, Fishers, Indiana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexshelby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexshelby is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30190 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GW96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.26 km (#8,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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