(31559) Alonmillet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Alon Millet (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences project. He attends the Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alonmillet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alonmillet is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31559
Provisional designation1999 ED12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.55
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.0898
Inclination6.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 March 1999

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