(31937) Kangsunwoo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kang Sun Woo (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attends the Cheongshim International Academy, Seoul, South Korea.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kangsunwoo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kangsunwoo is 2.06 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31937 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GZ98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.54 km (#16,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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