(31470) Alagappan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Perry Alagappan (b. 1997) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He also received the Philip V. Streich Memorial Award. He attends the Clear Lake High School, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alagappan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alagappan is 2.94 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31470 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CR33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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