(37788) Suchan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1997 by Ondrejov at Ondrejov.
Pavel Suchan (b. 1956) is a popularizer of astronomy at the Stefanik Observatory in Prague. He also serves as a spokesman for the Czech Astronomical Society. His organizational and negotiation skills were useful in the painstaking effort to prepare Czech legislation to control light pollution.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suchan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suchan is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37788 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SK34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.900 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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