(184064) Miner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Ellis D. Miner (b. 1937) was a JPL astronomer and scientist on the science teams of Mariner and Viking spacecraft, Assistant Project Scientist for Voyagers 1 and 2, and the Science Manager for Cassini/Huygens. He determined the rotational rate for asteroid (1566) Icarus in 1968 at JPL's Table Mountain Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miner is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 184064 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 GM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.