(30991) Minenze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Min Enze (b. 1924), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is a petrochemical catalyst expert. He is the founder of applied science of petroleum-refining catalysis in China and a pioneer of petrochemical technology innovation.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minenze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minenze is 2.97 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30991 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SV53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0640 |
| Inclination | 1.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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