(47466) Mayatoyoshima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Maya Toyoshima (b. 1991) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group Kalafina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayatoyoshima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayatoyoshima is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47466 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 YJ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,725 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.433 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.266 |
| Inclination | 23.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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