(31630) Jennywang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jenny Lynn Wang (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennywang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennywang is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31630 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GN23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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