(31846) Elainegillum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elaine Gillum mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Thurgood Marshall Middle School, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elainegillum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elainegillum is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31846 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DQ47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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