(30225) Ellenzweibel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ellen Gould Zweibel (b. 1952) is an American theoretical astrophysicist who has used simulations, observations and analytical theory to investigate plasmas and magnetic fields in the Sun, other stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Now at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she has been a leader in linking plasmas with other astrophysical phenomena.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ellenzweibel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellenzweibel is 3.37 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30225 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GV137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.98 km (#8,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 1.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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