(30441) Curly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Brooklyn-born Curly Howard (Jerome Horwitz, 1903-1952) of Three Stooges fame was one of the greats of comedy. Generally forgetful of his lines, he would ad-lib much of the time.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Curly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curly is 3.52 au from the Sun and 4.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30441 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 MX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.05 km (#5,716 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 6.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 6.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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