(31991) Royghosh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Roy Ghosh (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He attends the Parkland High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Royghosh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Royghosh is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31991 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HK35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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