(31012) Jiangshiyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Jiang Shiyang (b. 1936) has made significant contributions to studies of pulsating variable stars and developments of astronomical instruments in China. He shared two National Science and Technology Progress Awards of China for participating in building the Xinglong telescopes, coude and radial velocity spectrometers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jiangshiyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jiangshiyang is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31012 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 CG8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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