(30176) Gelseyjaymes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gelsey Elise Jaymes (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, South Carolina.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gelseyjaymes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gelseyjaymes is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30176 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GX73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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