(31097) Nucciomula Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Alfonso Maria Giovanni Mula (b. 1956), born in Agrigento, Sicily, is a well-known art critic, poet and writer. In 2003, he founded the Empedocles International Academy of Culture and Philosophical Investigation. In 1994, he received the prestigious Premio Telemone for literature.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nucciomula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nucciomula is 3.69 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31097 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JM11 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,089 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.55 – 4.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alfonso
All asteroids named after someone called Alfonso
Also discovered on 3 May 1997
- (9239) van Riebeeck
- (9446) Cicero
- (9447) Julesbordet
- (10612) Houffalize
- (11349) Witten
- (12052) Aretaon
- (12490) Leiden
- (12491) Musschenbroek
- (12492) Tanais
- (12845) Crick
- (13211) Stucky
- (13212) Jayleno