(31103) Elenagarcia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R. at Costitx.
Elena García Armada (b. 1971) is a Spanish roboticist and CSIC researcher. She developed the world's first adaptable pediatric exoskeleton, transforming the lives of children with neurological conditions by enabling them to walk.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #9, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elenagarcia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elenagarcia is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31103 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.882 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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