(30007) Johnclarke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Anthony Clarke (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his earth and planetary science project. He attends the Regis High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnclarke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnclarke is 2.18 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30007 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.11 km (#12,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.801 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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