(31960) Fabioferrari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Fabio Ferrari (b. 1988) is an Italian professor at Politecnico di Milano. His main research activities are in the fields of small-body dynamics and evolution. Ferrari is a member of the DART Investigation Team and the Hera Investigation Team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabioferrari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabioferrari is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31960 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GC142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.274 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.749 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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