(31000) Rockchic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1995 by AMOS at Haleakala.
Gail (“Rockchic”) Swanson (b. 1960) is an award-winning Maui-based singer-songwriter. Classically trained and rock inspired, her style is acoustic pop/rock. Her recordings feature her voice, guitar and flute. In addition to her own gigs, she performs at benefits and routinely opens for world-renowned artists.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rockchic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rockchic is 2.88 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31000 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.86 km (#6,717 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0483 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.