(31110) Clapas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1997 by at Parc National des Cévenn s B. Gaillard, J.-M. Lopez.
Clapas is the former name for stone houses in the Montpellier area. Nowadays, it's the nickname of the area.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clapas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clapas is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31110 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.12 km (#16,887 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.171 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.