(31767) Jennimartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Martin mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Viera Charter School, Melbourne, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennimartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennimartin is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31767 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JN116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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