(31617) Meeraradha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Meera Radha Srinivasan (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meeraradha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meeraradha is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31617 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GP17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 9.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 April 1999
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- (17059) Elvis
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- (17064) Ashnashah
- (17065) Shrilashah
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- (17070) Yanniksingh
- (17071) Spiride
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