(30033) Kevinlee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin Lee (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his bioengineering project. He attends the University High School, Irvine, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinlee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinlee is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30033 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DP68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0725 |
| Inclination | 1.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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