(30157) Robertspira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Spira mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertspira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertspira is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30157 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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