(31961) Andreaferrero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Andrea Ferrero (b. 1971) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He runs the Bigmuskie Observatory (Minor Planet Center code B88) and is an expert on telescope construction. He has contributed to asteroid photometric lightcurve observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreaferrero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreaferrero is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31961 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GJ142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 7.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.758 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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