(62151) Mayumisuzuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Mayumi Suzuki (b. 1967) is a Japanese pharmacist who has contributed to medical care and the welfare of people in the Nagoya area since 1990. She is a researcher at the Kawaijuku Primary Education Study Group and a member of the Japan Spaceguard Association, promoting planetary defense awareness.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayumisuzuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayumisuzuki is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 62151 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SZ20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,983 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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