(30174) Hollyjackson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Holly Marie Jackson (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her physical sciences project. She attends the Old Orchard School, Campbell, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hollyjackson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hollyjackson is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30174 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GY72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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