(1826) Miller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Miller is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miller is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1826
Provisional designation1955 RC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.1 km (#1,843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.176
Rotation period30.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.15
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.0816
Inclination9.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also discovered on 14 September 1955

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