(30525) Lenbright Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 June 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Len Bright (b. 1957) is an observer/technical assistant at Lowell Observatory. He carried out the site characterization observations for Lowell's Discovery Channel Telescope and has primary responsibility for day-to-day operations at Lowell's Anderson Mesa site. He is currently extending his efforts into the software area.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lenbright is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lenbright is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30525
Provisional designation2001 MX28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.94 km (#15,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.204
Absolute magnitude (H)15.35
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0877
Inclination1.64°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 27 June 2001

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