(31922) Alsharif Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shaima Lutfi Al-Sharif (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Dur Al-Manthur, Amman, Jordan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alsharif is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alsharif is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31922 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GD72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.56 km (#16,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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