(693043) Suhay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2013 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Erika Suhay (b. 1941) is a retired Romanian professor of mathematics and astronomy who graduated in Astronomy at the University of Bucharest. Very active in astronomy education and public outreach, member and president of the Bucharest Astroclub, she collaborated with the Ministry of Education, co-authoring manuals and organizing astronomy Olympiads.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suhay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhay is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 693043 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 DC129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 9.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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