(31684) Lindsay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mikayla Ann Lindsay (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her physics project. She attends the Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Valparaiso, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lindsay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindsay is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31684 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JS22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.79 km (#6,784 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0759 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore