(30775) Lattu Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1987 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Kristan Rosemary Lattu (1947-2003), a member of the JPL technical staff, specialized in space systems integration and operations, contributing to the Deep Space Network, Galileo, Cassini, SIR/C-X/SAR, the Earth Observing System and the International Space Station. She took great pride in her Finnish heritage.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lattu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lattu is 4.00 au from the Sun and 4.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30775 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QX |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.49 – 4.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.463 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.494 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.