(309206) Mazvydas Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 April 2007 by J. Zdanavičius K. Černis at Moletai.

Martynas Mažvydas (1510–1563) was a Lithuanian writer and publisher who edited the first printed book in the Lithuanian language. The book was printed in Königsberg in 1547.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mazvydas is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mazvydas is 1.87 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number309206
Provisional designation2007 GE32
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.63
Orbital period2.81 years
Semi-major axis1.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.71 – 2.27 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination19.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.799 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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