(30575) Anacarolina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ana Carolina De Souza Feliciano (b. 1990) is a Brazilian research scientist at the University of Central Florida. She specializes in spectroscopy of primitive small bodies. In particular, she studies Trojan asteroids and Trans-Neptunian Objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anacarolina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anacarolina is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30575 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OM101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 184 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0218 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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