(31319) Vespucci Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer. In 1507 the geographer Martin Waldseemüller published the first paper of the Mundus Novus associating the name America with Amerigo Vespucci.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vespucci is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vespucci is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31319 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 8.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.03 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0519 |
| Inclination | 16.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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