2031 BAM

2031 BAM
Discovery[1]
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]
0.29503 deg / yr
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]

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