(31727) Amandalewis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amanda Lewis mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Burlington Township Middle School, Burlington, New Jersey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amandalewis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amandalewis is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31727 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JU67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0468 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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