(31728) Rhondah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rhonda Hendrickson mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Friedell Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rhondah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rhondah is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31728 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JZ68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0929 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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