(30142) Debfrazier Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

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

Where Debfrazier is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debfrazier is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30142
Provisional designation2000 GS26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.79
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination6.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.918 au

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

Also named after someone called Debbie

Also discovered on 5 April 2000

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