(31948) Marciarieke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Marcia Jean Rieke (b. 1951) is an American astronomer at the University of Arizona. She and her colleagues have observed galaxies, star clusters, and many other sources with infrared telescopes, and she has been a leader in developing infrared cameras and detectors for space-based observatories, including Spitzer, Hubble and James Webb.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marciarieke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marciarieke is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31948 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GH110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.934 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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