(43657) Bobmiller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2002 by CSS at Catalina.
Robert Donald Miller (b. 1948) has been an astronomer with Michigan State University's on-campus observatory for three decades. He was also instrumental in the founding of the Meyer Observatory in Texas.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobmiller is 3.40 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43657 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 ES110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.23 km (#8,603 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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