(30452) Callegari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nelson Callegari (b. 1972) is a Brazilian associate professor at the Universidad Estadual de São Paulo, Brazil. He is known for his studies on the resonant dynamics of natural satellites of the Jovian planets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Callegari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Callegari is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30452 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NR24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.22 km (#10,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0862 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nelson
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Also discovered on 4 July 2000
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- (18119) Braude
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- (18121) Konovalenko
- (18122) Forestamartin
- (18123) Pavan
- (28912) Sonahosseini
- (30453) Cambioni
- (30454) Carrillosanchez
- (30455) Joelcastro
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- (32194) Mahlke