(31643) Natashachugh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Natasha Chugh (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her electrical and mechanical engineering project. She attends the Rice Middle School, Plano, Texas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Natashachugh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natashachugh is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31643 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GE41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.76 km (#15,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Rotation period | 6.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0939 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| 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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