(30027) Anubhavguha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Anubhav Guha (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anubhavguha is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anubhavguha is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30027
Provisional designation2000 DA42
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.12
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.136
Inclination1.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 February 2000

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