(31595) Noahpritt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Noah Christian Pritt (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He is homeschooled in Walkersville, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Noahpritt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noahpritt is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31595
Provisional designation1999 FS45
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.07
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Noah

Also discovered on 20 March 1999

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