(30259) Catherineli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Catherine J. Li (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel STS, and was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel ISEF, for her materials science project. She attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-04-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catherineli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catherineli is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30259 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HC35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,557 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 6.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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