(31874) Kosiarek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Molly Kosiarek (b. 1994) is an American astronomer. She is a 2021 Ph.D. graduate of University of California Santa Cruz, currently a Data Analyst, whose research includes photometric studies of Pluto's light curve and stellar activity for deriving exoplanet masses.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kosiarek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kosiarek is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31874 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EF135 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0920 |
| Inclination | 4.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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