(31771) Kirstenwright Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kirsten Wright mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Oak Meadow School, Littleton, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kirstenwright is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirstenwright is 3.32 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31771 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JX119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.74 km (#7,956 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0777 |
| Inclination | 9.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kirsten
All asteroids named after someone called Kirsten
Also discovered on 13 May 1999
- (11417) Chughtai
- (11418) Williamwang
- (11743) Jachowski
- (17130) Alexzhang
- (17147) Mariafields
- (17149) Victoriagraf
- (17151) Zanderhill
- (18012) Marsland
- (18013) Shedletsky
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (18016) Grondahl
- (18019) Dascoli