(30164) Arnobdas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arnob Das (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arnobdas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arnobdas is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30164 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.16 km (#10,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0693 |
| Inclination | 0.742° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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