(70030) Margaretmiller Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1999 by B. D. Warner at Palmer Divide.
Margaret Joan Miller (b. 1956) is the wife of the discoverer. A graduate of Indiana University, she is an accomplished violist who, as a member of the DaVinci Quartet, was a prize winner in two major international competitions. She now devotes her time to teaching viola and violin to students of all ages.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margaretmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margaretmiller is 1.84 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 70030 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CZ1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.44 km (#17,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.857 |
| Rotation period | 4.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.800 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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