(30042) Schmude Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Richard Schmude (b. 1958) is Professor of Astronomy at Gordon State College. He has served as Coordinator for five observing Sections in the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), as Executive Director and Associate Director. He has also received the ALPO Walter Haas and the Peggy Haas awards.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schmude is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schmude is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30042 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0963 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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