(31462) Brchnelova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michaela Brchnelova (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the High School of Jura Hronca, Bratislava, Slovakia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brchnelova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brchnelova is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31462 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CW22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,623 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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