(31375) Krystufek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robin Krystufek (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Gymnazium Na Vitezne Plani, Prague, Czech Republic.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krystufek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krystufek is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31375 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XP46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,621 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.403 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0300 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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