(4119) Miles Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 January 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Miles is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miles is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4119
Provisional designation1983 BE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.8 km (#3,784 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.270
Rotation period1.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.82
Orbital period4.89 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 16 January 1983

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