(31680) Josephuitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph Arthur Huitt (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his animal science project. He attends the Notre Dame Catholic School, Chico, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Josephuitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Josephuitt is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31680 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JK19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,648 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 8.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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