(3031) Houston Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Houston is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Houston is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3031 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 CX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,342 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0988 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.