(31398) Lukedaly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Luke Daly (b. 1990) is a British scientist at the University of Glasgow. He is a pioneer in the use of atom probe tomography to study extra-terrestrial samples. During his Ph.D. he helped build the Desert Fireball Network in Australia, and moved back to his home country to lead the UK Fireball Alliance.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lukedaly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lukedaly is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31398 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YU29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.819 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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