(30097) Traino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Alan Traino (b. 1958) is a board member of the Rockland Astronomy Club and the organizer of the annual North East Astronomy Forum as well as the Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo. In his free time he is a caver with The Northeastern Cave Conservancy and the National Speleological Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Traino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Traino is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30097 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 7.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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