(30222) Malecki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eva Malecki mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malecki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malecki is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30222 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GA134 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,557 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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