(2532) Sutton Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Sutton is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSuttonSutton

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sutton is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2532
Provisional designation1980 TU5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.98 km (#7,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.317
Rotation period23.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.05
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination4.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.957 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1980

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