(31576) Nandigala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vipul Nandigala (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Walled Lake Western High School, Walled Lake, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nandigala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nandigala is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31576 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FF26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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