(31043) Storm

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Asteroid
(31043) Storm
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6145  AU
eccentricity 0.1734
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1612 AU - 3.0677 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.8945 °
Length of the ascending node 105.6555 °
Argument of the periapsis 145.7704 °
Sidereal period 4.23 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.41 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.9 mag
history
Explorer Paul G. Comba
Date of discovery June 11, 1996
Another name 1996 LT , 2000 FB 47
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(31043) Storm is a major middle belt asteroid discovered by Italian-American astronomer Paul G. Comba on June 11, 1996 at Prescott Observatory in Prescott , Arizona ( IAU code 684).

(31043) Sturm was named after the Swiss - French mathematician Charles-François Sturm . The asteroid was named on March 28, 2002.

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