(31495) Sarahgalvin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah Nicole Galvin (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her electrical and mechanical engineering project. She also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. She attends the Corona del Sol High School, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahgalvin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahgalvin is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31495 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CR60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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