(31592) Jacobplaut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jacob Mitchell Plaut (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Rambam Mesivta High School for Boys, Lawrence, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jacobplaut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobplaut is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31592 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.53 km (#13,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 242 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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