(311785) Erwanmazarico Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 2006 by D. R. Skillman at Front Royal.

Erwan M. Mazarico (b. 1982) is a planetary scientist and a contributor to the modeling of the lunar gravity field from data obtained by the LOLA laser altimeter on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission and the dual spacecraft GRAIL mission. He has also analyzed data from the Mercury MESSENGER mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Erwanmazarico is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erwanmazarico is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number311785
Provisional designation2006 UB62
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.69
Orbital period4.69 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.62 au
Eccentricity0.290
Inclination8.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.994 au

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

Also discovered on 19 October 2006

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