(248839) Mazeikiai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2006 by K. Cernis at Moletai.
Mažeikiai is a Lithuanian city of 45,000 inhabitants, located 280 km northwest of Vilnius on the Venta River. Mažeikiai was first mentioned in 1335 and received the rights of self-government in 1919.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mazeikiai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mazeikiai is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 248839 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SY406 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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