(30297) Cupak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Martin Cupák (b. 1973) is a Czech mission-specialist software engineer at Curtin University. The onboard software he developed has been mission critical for satellites of the European Space Agency and the Czech Academy of Sciences, as well as the remote autonomous Desert Fireball Network imaging systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cupak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cupak is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30297 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HO77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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