(30201) Caruana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chris Caruana mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caruana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caruana is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30201 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GA105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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