(48300) Kronk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 2002 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R. at Fountain Hills.
Gary W. Kronk (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer, programmer-analyst and writer who was so inspired by comet C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek) as a teenager that he began a quest to catalogue every comet recorded in human history. Volume One (Ancient Comets to 1799) of his four-part Cometography was published in 1999.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kronk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kronk is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48300 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 LG35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.05 km (#6,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0253 |
| Inclination | 8.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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