(11620) Susanagordon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1996 by Boattini, A., Di Paola, A. at Campo Imperatore.
Susana Gordon (b. 1958) has dedicated most of her adult life as a dialysis caregiver at the Good Samaritan Hospital in New York. She moved to Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1990s, where she is a massage therapist. Her interests include gems and minerals, photography and dancing.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanagordon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanagordon is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11620 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Susana
All asteroids named after someone called Susana
Also discovered on 23 July 1996
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