(31640) Johncaven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Blake Caven (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his computer science and software engineering project. He attends the Julia Landon College Preparatory, Jacksonville , Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johncaven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johncaven is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31640 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GH34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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