(30371) Johngorman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Gorman mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johngorman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johngorman is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30371 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JR59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| 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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