(2430) Bruce Helin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1977 by Helin, E. F., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Bruce Helin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bruce Helin is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2430 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 128 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.917 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.