(30524) Mandushev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 June 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Georgi Mandushev (b. 1962) is an assistant research scientist at Lowell Observatory who developed the data analysis pipeline that was instrumental in making the TrES exoplanet discoveries. He continues to follow up some TrES targets and is also responsible for the operating software for Lowell's Discovery Channel Telescope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mandushev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mandushev is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30524 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 MY24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.