(31896) Gaydarov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Petar Milkov Gaydarov (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math project. He attends the Akademik Kiril Popov High School of Mathematics, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaydarov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaydarov is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31896 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FZ48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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