(26122) Antonysutton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Antony Cyril Sutton (1925-2002) studied economics at universities in London, Göttingen and California. At Stanford University's Hoover Institution he wrote his three-volume study Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development between 1968 and 1973.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antonysutton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antonysutton is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26122 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,547 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.202 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0702 |
| Inclination | 4.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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