(31522) McCutchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan James McCutchen (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McCutchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McCutchen is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31522 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CE109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.99 km (#17,042 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 7.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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