(31954) Georgiebotev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Georgie Botev (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attends the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgiebotev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgiebotev is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31954 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GJ126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.68 km (#15,898 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.389 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 6.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 2000
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- (15603) Kimyoonji
- (15604) Fruits
- (15608) Owens
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- (15611) Leejoonyoung
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- (15614) Pillinger
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- (16239) Dower
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