(31092) Carolowilhelmina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z. at Klet.
Carolowilhelmina is named in honor of the Dukes Karl and Wilhelm of Braunschweig. In 1745 they founded the alma mater of Carl-Friedrich Gauss, the Collegium Carolinum, nowadays know as the Technische Universität Braunschweig.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolowilhelmina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolowilhelmina is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31092 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CW5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0896 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.