(30031) Angelakong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Xiangyue Kong (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelakong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelakong is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30031 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DZ63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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