(31862) Garfinkle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Robert A. Garfinkle (b. 1947) is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and author of best-selling observational astronomy books and many articles. He is also the British Astronomical Association Lunar Section Historian and the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Book Review Editor.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-04-30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garfinkle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garfinkle is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31862 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EY70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.32 km (#16,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.395 |
| Rotation period | 5.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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