(30437) Michtchenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tatiana Michtchenko (b. 1954) is a planetary scientist at the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Ambientais of the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) with important contributions on the dynamical evolution of the asteroid belt, in particular on the effect of non-linear secular resonances.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michtchenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michtchenko is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30437 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LE32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.363 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0691 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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