(157747) Mandryka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Nikita Mandryka (b. 1940), a native of Bizerte, Tunisia, studied in France, where he became a well-known cartoonist. He contributed to many comic-strip magazines, including L´Echo des Savanes, Pilote and Pif Gadget. In 1965 he created the character of Concombre Masqué.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mandryka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mandryka is 3.47 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157747 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 CS9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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