(31593) Romapradhan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Roma Vivek Pradhan (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Romapradhan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romapradhan is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31593
Provisional designation1999 FG39
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.52
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.41 au
Eccentricity0.0632
Inclination2.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1999

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