(30093) McClanahan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Marjorie McClanahan (b. 1941) is a trustee of the Lowell Observatory Foundation. She has served on many non-profit boards such as those of the Arizona Community Foundation, Northern Arizona Healthcare, and the Museum of Northern Arizona. Her awards include Flagstaff Citizen of the Year.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McClanahan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McClanahan is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30093 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ES135 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.32 km (#12,015 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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