(596996) Suhantzong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2006 by LUSS at Lulin.
Han-Tzong Su (b. 1956) works in the Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University. He has been translating the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) into Chinese for more than 20 years. In 2016, he received an award for his outstanding contribution to astronomy education and the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 32), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suhantzong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhantzong is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 596996 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QQ58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0987 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.