(30316) Scottmassa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Massa (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottmassa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottmassa is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30316 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JT14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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