(30548) Markburchell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Mark Burchell (b. 1960) is a British Emeritus Professor of Space Science and former head of the Impact Laboratory at the University of Kent. He has contributed to hypervelocity impact studies on a plethora of materials relevant to impacts in the solar system and their connection to astrobiology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markburchell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markburchell is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30548 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OT45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 7.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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