(94243) Miquelroser Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 February 2001 by J. Guarro at Piera.

Miquel Guarro i Poch (1910–1991) and Roser Flo i Esteve (1913–1999) were the parents of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Miquelroser is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miquelroser is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number94243
Provisional designation2001 CB10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.88 km (#5,167 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Absolute magnitude (H)14.4
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination11.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also named after someone called Miquel

Also discovered on 3 February 2001

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