(31909) Chenweitung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chen Wei-Tung (b. 1998) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attends the Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chenweitung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chenweitung is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31909 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GP52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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