(157693) Amandamarty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2006 by A. Lowe at Mayhill.
Amanda Nicole Zawada (b. 1987) and Martin Peter Mackinlay (b. 1988) are geologists in Brisbane, Australia. Their engagement occurred on January 2, 2016, the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of this minor planet.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amandamarty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amandamarty is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157693 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 AB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,348 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 7.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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