(333255) Mayorga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Laura Mayorga (b. 1990) is an American astronomer. She helped plan the potential “Earth as an Exoplanet” observations for the OSIRIS-APEX mission and will aid in shape-modeling efforts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayorga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayorga is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333255 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 JS8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0188 |
| Inclination | 1.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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