(31655) Averyclowes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Avery Parker Clowes (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Oak Meadow School, Littleton, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Averyclowes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Averyclowes is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31655 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.41 km (#7,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0448 |
| Inclination | 7.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 April 1999
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- (17938) Tamsendrew
- (31660) Maximiliandu
- (31661) Eggebraaten
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- (33534) Meiyamamura
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- (33536) Charpugdee
- (33537) Doungnga
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