(236987) Deustua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Susana E. Deustua (b. 1961), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, has research interests spanning a broad range, from dark energy and supernova cosmology, to instrumentation, gas content of elliptical galaxies and astronomy education research.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deustua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deustua is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236987 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QX9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 1.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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