(262419) Suzaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2006 by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at Mount Nyukasa.
Suzaka is a city of about 50,000 inhabitants located in northern Nagano prefecture. In the past it prospered from silk-reeling industries and many traditional Japanese white-walled warehouses remain.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suzaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suzaka is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262419 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UK63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.46 km (#16,331 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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