(30282) Jamessmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
James A. Smith (b. 1938) is a science educator in north Georgia. With his wife Shirley, he has inspired and mentored generations of astronomers growing up in the rural counties of the region and established one of the first planetariums in the area.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamessmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamessmith is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30282 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HQ57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.48 km (#16,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.457 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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