(30167) Caredmonds Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Caroline S Edmonds (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal & plant sciences project. She attends the Talbert Middle School, Huntington Beach, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Caredmonds is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caredmonds is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30167
Provisional designation2000 GR62
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.03
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination5.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 April 2000

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