(31787) Darcylawson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Darcy Lawson mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Notre Dame Catholic School, Chico, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darcylawson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darcylawson is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31787 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KH14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 139 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Darcy
All asteroids named after someone called Darcy
Also discovered on 18 May 1999
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