(30240) Morgensen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristen Morgensen mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morgensen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morgensen is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30240 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0676 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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