(23994) Mayhan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rosemarie Mayhan mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20071026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayhan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayhan is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23994 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RA14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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