(31701) Ragula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kanishka Ragula (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his energy project. He attends the Reid School, Salt Lake City, Utah.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ragula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ragula is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31701 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JC40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0179 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
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- (16049) D'Amore