(31934) Benjamintan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tan Kye Jyn Benjamin (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attends the Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benjamintan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benjamintan is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31934 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GE88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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