(31962) Rayharvey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ray Harvey (1962–2022) was an American engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He played a leading role in several planetary missions. Harvey was the missions operations manager for the DART mission from 2014 until the time of his passing shortly before the DART impact into Dimorphos.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rayharvey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rayharvey is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31962 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GE153 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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