(185561) Miquelsiquier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Miquel Siquier Capó (b. 1955), professor and mathematician, is a former president of the Institute of Astronomy and Astronautics of Mallorca. He is a promoter of contact between Mallorcan students and ISS astronauts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miquelsiquier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miquelsiquier is 3.63 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185561 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AV31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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