(30596) Amdeans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Matthew Deans (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Academie Ste Cecile International School, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amdeans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amdeans is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30596 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QQ65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 23.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.773 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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