(31888) Polizzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cristian David Polizzi (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy team project. He attends the Escuela Provincial de Educacion Tecnica No 4, Junin de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polizzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polizzi is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31888 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 FM35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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