(31582) Miraeparker Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mirae Leigh Parker (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her electrical and mechanical engineering team project. She attends the West High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Miraeparker is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miraeparker is 2.90 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number31582
Provisional designation1999 FO30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.3
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1999

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