(31298) Chantaihei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chan Tai Hei (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He also received the Philip V. Streich Memorial Award. He attends the King's College, Hong Kong, China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chantaihei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chantaihei is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31298 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.42 km (#11,791 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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