(31973) Ashwindatta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ashwin Nivas Datta (b. 1998) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashwindatta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashwindatta is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31973 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HO10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 7.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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