(31588) Harrypaul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Harry Paul (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He also received the Innovation Exploration Award. He attends the Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harrypaul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harrypaul is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31588 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FT33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,402 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0343 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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