(31550) Beckmaier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Beck Maier (b. 1994) is an American telescope operator for the Lowell Discovery Telescope at Lowell Observatory. They operate the telescope and its subsystems, interface with technical staff and astronomers worldwide, and support telescope operations in collaboration with the technology department.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beckmaier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beckmaier is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31550 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 DT7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.63 km (#16,008 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0231 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.