(31490) Swapnavdeka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Swapnav Deka (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Swapnavdeka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swapnavdeka is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31490
Provisional designation1999 CB55
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.77
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination5.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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