(30022) Kathibaker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Kathi Baker (1954-2014) was involved with administrative support for the NASA HiRISE mission to Mars, as well as supporting many faculty, staff and students at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Most recently, Kathi served as executive assistant to the LPL Director.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathibaker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathibaker is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30022 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DZ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.16 km (#12,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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