(31998) Maxlevine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Max Levine (b. 2001) is an American member of the Facilities team at Lowell Observatory. He assisted in the demolition of the “White” House deck and the restoration of the 1915 Slipher Building window seals. Max helps with heavy snow removal, helping to ensure that the campus is open and safe for public use.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxlevine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxlevine is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31998 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HN44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.70 km (#17,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.386 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0962 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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