(31988) Jasonfiacco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jason Christopher Fiacco (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasonfiacco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonfiacco is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31988 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HT29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.88 km (#17,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.458 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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