(30159) Behari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nikhil Behari (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his mathematics and computer science project. He attends the Ingomar Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Behari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Behari is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30159 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GR55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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