(30304) Denisvida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Denis Vida (b. 1992) is a Croatian meteor astronomer working at Western University in London, Ontario. His research focuses on optical meteor measurements and he has developed a novel low-cost meteor camera system now deployed as hundreds of cameras within the Global Meteor Network.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denisvida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denisvida is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30304 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HZ103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 16.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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