(30218) Paulaladd Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paula Ladd mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Melbourne, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulaladd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulaladd is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30218 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,071 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0738 |
| Inclination | 5.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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