(30379) Molaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jamie L. Molaro (b. 1986) is a planetary scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who specializes in thermal fracturing of rocks on asteroids and other bodies in the solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Molaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Molaro is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30379 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JY69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.67 km (#8,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 18.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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