(30288) Conelalexander Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Conel Michael O'Donel Alexander (b. 1960) is a British research scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science where he is a leader in the study of organic matter in asteroids, comets, meteorites and circumstellar grains.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conelalexander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conelalexander is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30288 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HT62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,159 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0572 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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