(30576) Lago Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Don Lago (b. 1956) is an award-winning American author whose writings explore humanity's connection to the cosmos. He is also a leading historian of the Grand Canyon, capturing its mystery and significance through his wide-ranging books and magazine articles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lago is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lago is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30576 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OC103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.16 km (#8,695 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 69.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 8.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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