(30280) Raderlane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nicholas Rader Lane (b. 1987) is the Dark Sky Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park. He plays a key role in the effort to preserve and promote dark skies in the park. He coordinates the annual Grand Canyon Star Party and helped lead the park's successful push to become a certified International Dark Sky Park.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raderlane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raderlane is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30280 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HS56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0931 |
| Inclination | 3.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nicholas
- (2131) Mayall
- (3110) Wagman
- (5774) Ratliff
- (8254) Moskovitz
- (9403) Sanduleak
- (11718) Hayward
- (13699) Nickthomas
- (16150) Clinch
- (16193) Nickaiser
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (19384) Winton
- (19425) Nicholasrapp
All asteroids named after someone called Nicholas
Also discovered on 24 April 2000
- (15630) Disanti
- (15631) Dellorusso
- (23173) Hideaki
- (26636) Ericabroman
- (27520) Rounds
- (27521) Josschindler
- (28769) Elisabethadams
- (28788) Hayes-Gehrke
- (30254) Kaminski
- (30255) Bohner
- (30278) Gazeas
- (30279) Binnie