(31897) Brooksdasilva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Candace Rose Brooks-Da Silva (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering mechanics project. She attends the Academie Ste. Cecile International School, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brooksdasilva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brooksdasilva is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31897 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FT49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.04 km (#15,112 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 57.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Candace
All asteroids named after someone called Candace
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