(31175) Erikafuchs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Named for Erika Fuchs (1906-2005), translator of Disney stories. She invented words and phrases that found their way into the modern German language. This minor planet is being named to celebrate the opening of the Erika-Fuchs Museum in her hometown, Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikafuchs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikafuchs is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31175 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.23 km (#8,601 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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