(31951) Alexisallen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alexis Sue Allen (b. 1998) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexisallen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexisallen is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31951 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.49 km (#16,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Rotation period | 6.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 4.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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