(31711) Suresh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sriyaa Suresh (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal science project. She attends the Springhouse Middle School, Allentown, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Suresh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suresh is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31711
Provisional designation1999 JY52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.59 km (#13,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.344
Absolute magnitude (H)14.37
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0851
Inclination9.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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