(31884) Evangelista Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Marçal Evangelista Santana (b. 1987) is a Brazilian planetary scientist presently working at the Observatório Nacional in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He specializes in observational studies of active small Solar System bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evangelista is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evangelista is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31884 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FK27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.51 km (#13,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0796 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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