(30005) Stevenchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Steven Chen (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Westwood High School, Austin, Texas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevenchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevenchen is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30005 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CJ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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