(31980) Axelfeldmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Axel Stephan Feldmann (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computational biology and bioinformatics project. He attends the Hunter College High School, New York, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Axelfeldmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Axelfeldmann is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31980 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#14,989 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 3.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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