(31972) Carlycrump Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carly Elizabeth Crump (b. 1996) was awarded best of category award and first place in the 2015 Intel ISEF for her microbiology project. She also received the Dudley R. Hershbach SIYSS Award. She attends the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlycrump is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlycrump is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31972 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HX9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0518 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Carly
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