2016 CP31
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Survey | 
| Discovery date | 7 February 2016 | 
| Designations | |
| 2016 CP31 | |
| Martian L5 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 1652 days (4.52 yr) | 
| Aphelion | 1.61311791 AU (241.319005 Gm) | 
| Perihelion | 1.4341118 AU (214.54007 Gm) | 
| 1.52361487 AU (227.929540 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0587439 | 
| 1.88 yr (686.92802 d) | |
| 122.0549° | |
| 0° 31m 26.661s /day | |
| Inclination | 23.130505° | 
| 154.488290° | |
| 329.2083° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.455015 AU (68.0693 Gm) | 
| Jupiter MOID | 3.39497 AU (507.880 Gm) | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| 400 m | |
| 0.5-0.05 (assumed) | |
| 19.5 | |
2016 CP31 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).