(31838) Angelarob Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Angela Robinson mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Valparaiso, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Angelarob is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angelarob is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31838 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.54 km (#13,843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Rotation period | 74.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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