(30197) Nickbadyrka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nick Badyrka mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nickbadyrka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nickbadyrka is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30197 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GP102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.10 km (#16,932 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0269 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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