(31600) Somasundaram Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sriram Somasundaram (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Somasundaram is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Somasundaram is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31600 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FJ51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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