(31276) Calvinrieder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Calvin James Rieder (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management project. He attends the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Calvinrieder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Calvinrieder is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31276 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,670 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0588 |
| Inclination | 0.962° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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