(30166) Leodeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leo Z. Deng (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the ACCESS Academy, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leodeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leodeng is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30166 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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