(30122) Elschweitzer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ellen Schweitzer mentored a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elschweitzer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elschweitzer is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30122 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FC40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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