2031 BAM
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Chernykh, L. |
Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
Discovery date | October 8, 1969 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1969 TG2 |
1939 VB, 1959 TW, 1972 NQ | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch November 4, 2013 | |
Aphelion | 2.6211803 AU (392.12299 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8482640 AU (276.49636 Gm) |
2.2347221 AU (334.30967 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1732716 |
3.34 a | |
70.5051° | |
Inclination | 4.75046° |
169.298° | |
213.826° | |
Proper orbital elements[1] | |
Proper mean motion
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0.29503 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period
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1220.21489 yr (445683.49 d) |
Physical characteristics | |
12.8 | |
2031 BAM (1969 TG2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1969 by Chernykh, L. at Nauchnyj, Ukraine. This asteroid was named to commemorate the Soviets who built the BAM railroad line through eastern Russia from 1974 to 1986.[2]