(30064) Kaitlynshin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kaitlyn Shin (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her space science project. She attends the Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaitlynshin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaitlynshin is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30064 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ER64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 4.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (28569) Kallenbach
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- (30060) Davidseong