(30593) Dangovski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Rumen Rumenov Dangovski (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Sofia High School of Mathematics, Sofia, Bulgaria.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dangovski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dangovski is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30593
Provisional designation2001 QZ16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.97 km (#8,977 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0860
Absolute magnitude (H)14.74
Orbital period4.62 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0762
Inclination6.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 16 August 2001

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