(30060) Davidseong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Seong (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidseong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidseong is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30060 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EL60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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