(30055) Ajaysaini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ajay Saini (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ajaysaini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ajaysaini is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30055 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EL47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| 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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