(30168) Linusfreyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Linus Alexander Freyer (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his biochemistry, medicine, health science, and microbiology project. He attends the George Washington Carver Middle School, Coral Gables, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Linusfreyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linusfreyer is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30168 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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