(2830) Greenwich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Greenwich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Greenwich is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2830 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.89 km (#6,688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 80.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 25.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 April 1980
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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