(30566) Stokes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2001 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903) was a British physicist and mathematician noted for his studies of the behavior of viscous fluids and for a fundamental theorem in vector analysis.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stokes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stokes is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30566 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OO81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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