(31700) Naperez Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicholas Antonio Perez (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his materials & bioengineering project. He attends the St. Edward School, Corona, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naperez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naperez is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31700 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB40 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.96 km (#7,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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