(30057) Sarasakowitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sara Sakowitz (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Brearley School, New York, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarasakowitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarasakowitz is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30057 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EK56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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