(31517) Mahoui Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Iman Mahoui (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Eman Schools, Fishers, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mahoui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mahoui is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31517 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CW102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Rotation period | 3.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0746 |
| Inclination | 5.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1999
- (10941) Mamidala
- (16017) Street
- (16019) Edwardsu
- (16020) Tevelde
- (16021) Caseyvaughn
- (17004) Sinkevich
- (17008) Anamariaperez
- (17009) Jasonping
- (17015) Shriyareddy
- (17883) Scobuchanan
- (17884) Jeffthompson
- (17885) Brianbeyt