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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | June 21, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 30439 |
| Named after | Moe Howard |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 MB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7642484 |
| Peri | 2.2032338 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1129374 |
| Orbital period | 1429.7427964 |
| Mean anomaly | 90.23205 |
| Inclination | 6.19258 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 29.64037 |
| Argument of peri | 127.67896 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
30439 Moe (2000 MB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 21, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after the comedian and member of the Three Stooges, Moe Howard.[1]