(31933) Tanyizhao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Tan Yi Zhao (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attends the Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tanyizhao is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanyizhao is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31933
Provisional designation2000 GY85
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.65
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination6.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.916 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Tan

Also discovered on 4 April 2000

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