(255940) Maylis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2006 by C. Rinner at Dax.
Maylis Lavayssière (b. 1984) is a French research engineer. She is an assiduous observer and co-author of numerous articles on stellar occultations by asteroids and mutual phenomena of Jupiter's satellites. Maylis is a long-time member of the Dax Observatory (MPC code 958).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maylis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maylis is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 255940 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TZ9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 2.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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