(30289) Richardcarlson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Richard Walter Carlson (b. 1954) is an American planetary scientist. He was the director of the Earth and Planets Laboratory at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He is recognized for his use of isotope geochemistry to understand the origin and evolution of the Solar System.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardcarlson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardcarlson is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30289 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HP65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.79 km (#17,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.419 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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