(30161) Chrepta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Joseph Chrepta (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his mathematics and computer science project. He attends the Friedell Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrepta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrepta is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30161 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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