(30173) Greenwood Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Floyd S. Greenwood (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the Andover West Middle School, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Greenwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Greenwood is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30173 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0138 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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