(126578) Suhhosoo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 2002 by Y.-B. Jeon at Bohyunsan.

Master Ho Soo Suh (1736-1799) was a scientist in the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea. As the nation's top scientist, he compiled a number of scientific records and took charge of most of the astronomical and arithmetical projects during the reigns of the Kings Yeongjo and Jeongjo.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Suhhosoo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhhosoo is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number126578
Provisional designation2002 CK116
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.56
Orbital period5.06 years
Semi-major axis2.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination0.998°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 11 February 2002

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