(31660) Maximiliandu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maximilian Junqi Du (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his chemistry project. He attends the Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maximiliandu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maximiliandu is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31660 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 HY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.936 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 17 April 1999
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