(30226) Samuelleejackson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Samuel Lee Jackson (b. 1997) is a British researcher at The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, who specializes in observations of near-Earth asteroids and the use of small robotic telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samuelleejackson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuelleejackson is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30226 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GY137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.88 km (#15,491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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