(31883) Susanstern Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susan Stern mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Springhouse Middle School, Allentown, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanstern is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanstern is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31883 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FD22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0945 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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