(30068) Frankmelillo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Frank Melillo (b. 1958) has been the Coordinator for the Mercury Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) since 2001. Also in that year he received the ALPO Walter Haas Observing Award.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankmelillo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankmelillo is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30068 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EZ70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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