(31969) Yihuachen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yi Hua Chen (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yihuachen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yihuachen is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31969 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HL7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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