(11785) Migaic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 January 1973 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (formerly Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Air-Photography and Cartography) is the only educational institution in Russia that trains specialists in geodesy, geodynamics, astronomy, cosmic geodesy and the making of optical and electronic devices.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Migaic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Migaic is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11785
Provisional designation1973 AW3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.1 km (#3,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Rotation period20.7 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0654
Inclination7.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 2 January 1973

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