(30254) Kaminski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Krzysztof Kamiński (b. 1980) is a Polish researcher at the Astronomical Observatory Institute of the Adam Mickiewicz University. He developed the Global Astrophysical Telescope System, a network of robotic telescopes that observes asteroids, satellites, and space debris.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kaminski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaminski is 2.92 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30254
Provisional designation2000 HZ25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.08
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0203
Inclination2.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Krzysztof

Also discovered on 24 April 2000

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