(30235) Kimmiller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kim Miller mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimmiller is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30235 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GR179 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.92° |
| 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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