(31858) Raykanipe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raymond Kanipe mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Seashore Middle Academy, Corpus Christi, Texas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raykanipe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raykanipe is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31858 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EL59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.941 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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