(611586) Tsartlip Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
The Tsartlip First Nation is one of five bands that comprise the Saanich Nation, located on the west coast of Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsartlip is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsartlip is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 611586 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 BJ31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.