(30066) Parthakker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Parth Thakker (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parthakker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parthakker is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30066 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EV68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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