(30536) Erondon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Eduardo Rondón (b. 1980) is a planetary scientist presently working at the Observatorio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He specializes in observational and theoretical studies of small Solar System bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erondon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erondon is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30536 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OJ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.96 km (#10,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 7.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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