(31234) Bea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1998 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Beata Tomsza (b. 1971) is a Polish nurse, a medical rescuer, and also a teacher at medical schools in Sosnowiec and Tychy. Bea has been a pen pal of the first discoverer for years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Bea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bea is 3.52 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31234 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 CL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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