(31631) Abbywilliams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Abigail Anne Williams (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences team project. She attends the Brevard High School, Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abbywilliams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abbywilliams is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31631 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GL28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.79 km (#11,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Abigail
All asteroids named after someone called Abigail
Also discovered on 7 April 1999
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- (21608) Gloyna
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- (28364) Bruceelmegreen
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- (29881) Tschopp
- (29886) Randytung
- (29897) Kossen
- (31632) Stephaying
- (31633) Almonte