(30541) Delgadillo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Angel Delgadillo (b. 1927) is a longtime business owner and founder of the Route 66 Association of Arizona. His advocacy led to Arizona's stretch of Route 66 being designated an Arizona Historic Road, a National Scenic Byway, and an All-American Road, earning him the nickname “Guardian Angel of Route 66”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delgadillo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delgadillo is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30541 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OG20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 22.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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