(30407) Pantano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alessandra Pantano mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She developed and runs the Math Circle at University of California, Irvine.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pantano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pantano is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30407 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KK55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0228 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alessandra
All asteroids named after someone called Alessandra
Also discovered on 27 May 2000
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- (27564) Astreichelt
- (28884) Youngjunchoi
- (28890) Gabaldon
- (30384) Robertirelan
- (30406) Middleman
- (30409) Piccirillo
- (30416) Schacht
- (32085) Tomback
- (32096) Puckett
- (32107) Ylitalo
- (32108) Jovanzhang