(262106) Margaretryan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2006 by J. Masiero at Mauna Kea.
Margaret Ryan Masiero (b. 1956) is an American accountant, working for the Purnell School in New Jersey. She is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margaretryan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margaretryan is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262106 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 RU108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 0.533° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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