(31946) Sahilabbi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sahil Abbi (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software team project. He attends the Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sahilabbi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sahilabbi is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31946 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GM109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 8.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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