2031 BAM

Summary

2031 BAM is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2031 BAM is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Chernykh^[3].
• 2031 BAM's image is recorded as Orbit of 2031 BAM.gif^[4].
• 2031 BAM's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2031 BAM's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is named after 2031 BAM^[7].
• 2031 BAM's follows is recorded as Q147023^[8].
• 2031 BAM's followed by is recorded as Q544183^[9].
• 2031 BAM's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2031 BAM's Commons category is recorded as 2031 BAM^[11].
• 2031 BAM's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2031 BAM's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 VB^[13].
• 2031 BAM's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 TW^[14].
• 2031 BAM's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TG2^[15].
• 2031 BAM's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 NQ^[16].
• 2031 BAM's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1969-10-08T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2031 BAM's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0x8h^[18].
• 2031 BAM's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002031^[19].
• 2031 BAM's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2031 BAM's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[21].
• 2031 BAM's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1725372'}^[22].
• 2031 BAM's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1723300281913463'}^[23].
• 2031 BAM's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[24].
• 2031 BAM's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.02'}^[25].
• 2031 BAM's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.75046'}^[26].
• 2031 BAM's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.75120'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2031 BAM's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Baikal-Amur Mainline is named after 2031 BAM^[7].

Why It Matters

2031 BAM ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]