(31487) Parthchopra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Parth Chopra (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Parthchopra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parthchopra is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31487 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CH53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.19 km (#8,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 3.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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