(31525) Nickmiller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicholas Paul Miller (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nickmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nickmiller is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31525 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CO116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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