(47931) Stifler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lawrence Stifler (b. 1940) is an American philanthropist and founder of the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. His devotion to teach and enrich the lives of others—especially children—has been boundless. The museum features the world's largest repository of Moon material as well as the largest samples from the Moon, Mars and (4) Vesta.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stifler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stifler is 3.54 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47931 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GG167 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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