(30939) Samaritaine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1994 by Elst, E. W., Pollas, C. at Caussols.
Opened in 1869, La Samaritaine, was a department store near the Pont Neuf, Paris. The store expanded from 1883 to 1933, incorporating surrounding buildings. Between 1903 and 1907 architect Frantz Jourdain applied Art Nouveau designs. The building is now classified as a historical monument.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samaritaine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samaritaine is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30939 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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