(30154) Christichil Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Christi Chilton mentored a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Roswell High School, Roswell, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Christichil is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChristichilChristichil

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christichil is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30154
Provisional designation2000 GO52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.71
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination4.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.981 au

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

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