(7194) Susanrose Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1993 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Susan Rose (b. 1952), of East Meadow, New York, is a tireless promoter of astronomy for families and neophytes. For 20 years she has served as the president of the Amateur Observers' Society of New York. In 2002 she received the Walter Scott Houston Award of the Northeast Region of the Astronomical League.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Susanrose is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanrose is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7194
Provisional designation1993 SR3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.06 km (#7,570 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.374
Rotation period4.72 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.0
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also named after someone called Susan

Also discovered on 18 September 1993

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