(31875) Saksena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hitu Saksena mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saksena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saksena is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31875 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EG136 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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