(31336) Chenyuhsin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chen Yu-Hsin (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth science project. She also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. She attends the Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chenyuhsin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chenyuhsin is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31336 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HT129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0826 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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