(30283) Shirleysmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Shirley R. Smith (b. 1939) is a U.S. science educator in north Georgia. Together with her husband Jim and through her love of the night sky, she has encouraged and guided generations of young people into astronomy careers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shirleysmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shirleysmith is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30283 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HS57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.45 km (#16,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.511 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Shirley
All asteroids named after someone called Shirley
Also discovered on 24 April 2000
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- (27521) Josschindler
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- (28788) Hayes-Gehrke
- (30254) Kaminski
- (30255) Bohner
- (30278) Gazeas
- (30279) Binnie