(30488) Steinlechner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Gunther Steinlechner (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the HTBLuVA Modling, Modling, Austria.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steinlechner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steinlechner is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30488 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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