(31580) Bridgetoei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bridget Ann Oei (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the East Catholic High School, Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bridgetoei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bridgetoei is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31580 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FH30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Rotation period | 1.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 4.46° |
| 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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- (17040) Almeida
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- (17044) Mubdirahman