(30285) Ellsworth-Bowers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Timothy Ellsworth-Bowers (b. 1979) is the Support Astronomer at Lowell Observatory, USA, for the Lowell Discovery Telescope. He helps observers optimize the use of the telescope and their data. Timothy's research interests include dense molecular clouds and open clusters in the Milky Way.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ellsworth-Bowers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellsworth-Bowers is 3.29 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30285 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HB59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.88 km (#6,703 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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