(30835) Waterloo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Waterloo is a small village near Brussels, known as the site of the 1815 battle. Napoleon's French forces were defeated by the Austrian, German and English armies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waterloo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waterloo is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30835 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| 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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