(63440) Rozek Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 June 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Agata Rożek (b. 1986) is a Research Associate at the University of Kent (UK) and performs optical and radar observations of near-Earth asteroids to determine their shapes and spin states and to search for evidence of non-gravitational forces acting upon them.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rozek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rozek is 1.79 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63440 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 MD30 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 2.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0882 |
| Inclination | 20.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.788 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.