(30278) Gazeas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kosmas Gazeas (b. 1976) is a Greek astrophysicist at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He has contributed to the study of the most ancient asteroids as well as outreach and public engagement activities relevant to solar system science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gazeas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gazeas is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30278 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HN56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.66 km (#9,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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