(31416) Peteworden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Simon Peter “Pete” Worden (b. 1949) is director of NASA's Ames Research Center. He was influential in many projects like the Clementine space mission, and indirectly in programs like ODAS, which allowed this asteroid to be discovered. An innovator and space enthusiast, he is a man of vision.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peteworden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peteworden is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31416 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 AX24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.27 km (#16,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 2.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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