(31363) Shulga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Valery Mikhailovich Shulga (b. 1944) is a Ukrainian radio astronomer who specializes in radio physics, low-temperature physics, and quantum electronics. He initiated millimeter radioastronomy observing in Ukraine, and has developed microwave masers and high-sensitivity radio receivers.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shulga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shulga is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31363 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VS44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.92 km (#17,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.438 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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