(30537) Matteocrismani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Matteo M. J. Crismani (b. 1990) is an American planetary scientist who used the UV spectrograph on the MAVEN spacecraft to study the aftermath of the meteor storm on Mars caused by comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring). He discovered a persistent layer of meteoric metal ions in the atmosphere, caused by meteor ablation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matteocrismani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matteocrismani is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30537 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OR8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.73 km (#9,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 8.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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