(30267) Raghuvanshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anika Raghuvanshi (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel STS, and was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel ISEF, for her engineering project. She attends the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-04-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raghuvanshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raghuvanshi is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30267 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HQ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0498 |
| Inclination | 0.435° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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