(30769) Kaydash Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Ukrainian astronomer Vadym G. Kaydash (b. 1971) is head of the Institute of Astronomy of V.N. Karazin, Kharkiv National University. He is a specialist in observation of solar-system bodies to study their surface properties and mineralogical composition.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaydash is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaydash is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30769 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 ST2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,647 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 6.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.757 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.