(31943) Tahsinelmas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tahsin Elmas (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Isiklar Air Force High School, Bursa, Turkey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tahsinelmas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tahsinelmas is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31943 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GJ106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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