(31519) Mimamarquez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michelle Marie Marquez (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Math and Science High School at Clover Hill, Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mimamarquez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mimamarquez is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31519 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CS103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.06 km (#16,968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.414 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0587 |
| Inclination | 6.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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