(768693) Suran Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 June 2011 by EURONEAR at Cerro Tololo.
Marian Doru Șuran (b. 1951) is a Romanian astronomer and a former director of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy. He has been interested in cosmology, extragalactic astronomy, stars, astro-seismology, software development and telescopes, proposing a few national projects to improve the equipment of the institute.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suran is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 768693 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 EJ55 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 4.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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