(31584) Emaparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ema Linnea Parker (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her electrical and mechanical engineering team project. She attends the Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emaparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emaparker is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31584 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0554 |
| Inclination | 7.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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