(1927) Suvanto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 1936 by R. Suvanto at Turku.
Named in memory of Rafael Suvanto, an assistant of Y. Vaisala. Later, as rector of a school in Naantali, he continued to participate in orbit calculations. He fell near Summa in the last days of the Finnish winter war of 1939-40.Naming citation (MPC 5450), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suvanto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suvanto is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1927 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 FP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,151 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 8.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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