(7779) Susanring Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 1993 by J. B. Child at Palomar.

Where Susanring is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanring is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7779
Provisional designation1993 KL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.66 km (#11,322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.356
Absolute magnitude (H)13.66
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.218
Inclination25.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.862 au

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

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