(31474) Advaithanand Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Advaith Anand (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Advaithanand is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Advaithanand is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31474 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CL37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 6.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0753 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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