(31496) Glowacz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julian Stefan Glowacz (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Hunter College High School, New York, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glowacz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glowacz is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31496 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CU60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0471 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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