(30310) Alexanderlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexander Lin (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Millburn High School, Millburn, New Jersey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexanderlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexanderlin is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30310 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 1.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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