(30170) Makaylaruth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Makayla Ruth Gates (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her physical sciences project. She attends the Peralta Elementary School, Los Lunas, New Mexico.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Makaylaruth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makaylaruth is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30170 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.42 km (#16,416 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0690 |
| Inclination | 2.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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