(31963) Tanjamichalik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tanja Michalik (b. 1986) is a German scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin. She investigated the morphologic and spectral properties of pitted impact deposits on Vesta.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanjamichalik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanjamichalik is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31963 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GE154 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0990 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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