(31706) Singhani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anish Singhani (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Singhani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Singhani is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31706 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JX45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Anish
All asteroids named after someone called Anish
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore
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- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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