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2430 Bruce Helin

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q377340

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2429 Schürer[4]
Followed by
2431 Skovoroda[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.8, +12.07[17][18]
Albedo
+0.238[36]
Apoapsis
+2.869, +2.870153861385509[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+309.8, +309.9349201923025[31][32]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+12.467[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin, Eugene Merle Shoemaker[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+45.9, +45.77483388616431[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+164.8, +115.9896908904353[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.21 (0.21–0.21, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+23.45969, +23.44162657905332[19][20]
Orbital period
+1326.785738377963[21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8545854, +1.855895364189891[29][30]
Provisional designation
1976 JU1, 1977 VC, A908 WC[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+128.0[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3618631, +2.3630246127877[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
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Time of discovery or invention
November 8, 1977[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460573.018145355[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bruce Helin de (2430) Bruce Helin el 2430 Μπρους Χέλιν ru A908 WC ru 1977 VC ru 1976 JU1 ru (2430) 1977 VC uk 2430 Брюс Гелін zh 小行星2430
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
002430-asteroid shape model (2430) Bruce Helin.png ↗
DAMIT asteroid ID
451
Freebase ID
/m/03y1366
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002430
Minor Planet Center body ID
2430

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 23.45969 degree, 23.441627 degree
    Orbital period → 1,326.785738 day
    Apoapsis → 2.869 astronomical unit, 2.870154 astronomical unit
    Follows → 2429 Schürer
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