(31971) Beatricechoi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Seung Hye (Beatrice) Choi (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attends the University High School Fresno, Fresno, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beatricechoi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beatricechoi is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31971 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HP9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.973 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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