(30935) Davasobel Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1994 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
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Where Davasobel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davasobel is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30935 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AK1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.581 |
| Rotation period | 3.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 2.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 27.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.746 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.