(13689) Succi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1997 by V. Giuliani at Sormano.
Carlo Succi (1919-2000), a professor of physics at the University of Milan, was also director of the local section of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. His interests ranged from a pioneering study of cosmic rays to the development of the Milan 50-MeV cyclotron.Naming citation (20011130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Succi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Succi is 3.31 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13689 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RO7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.99 km (#5,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0551 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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