(31635) Anandarao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pranav Kumar Anandarao (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his energy project. He attends the Friedell Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anandarao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anandarao is 2.91 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31635 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GW31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.20 km (#12,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0134 |
| Inclination | 3.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Pranav
All asteroids named after someone called Pranav
Also discovered on 7 April 1999
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- (28364) Bruceelmegreen
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- (29881) Tschopp
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- (29897) Kossen
- (31631) Abbywilliams
- (31632) Stephaying