| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 September 1955 |
| Designations | |
| (30718) Records | |
Named after | Brenda Records (Indiana manager)[2][3] |
| 1955 RB1 · 1955 TJ 1964 PH · 1978 VN13 2001 KW67 | |
| main-belt (middle)[2] background | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.44 yr (22,442 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6403 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8894 AU |
| 2.7649 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3166 |
| 4.60 yr (1,679 days) | |
| 185.58° | |
| 0° 12m 51.84s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2938° |
| 278.31° | |
| 54.686° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 9.219±0.022 km[4] | |
| 0.066±0.010[4] | |
| 14.0[1] | |
30718 Records (provisional designation 1955 RB1) is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1955, by Indiana University's Indiana Asteroid Program at its Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[2] It was the program's final discovery and was named after IU's astronomy staff member Brenda Records.[3]
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