(154006) Suzannehawley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 January 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Suzanne Hawley (b. 1960) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. She is known for her studies of flares and low-mass stars in the local Galactic neighborhood.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Suzannehawley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suzannehawley is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number154006
Provisional designation2002 AD207
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.32
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

Also named after someone called Suzanne

Also discovered on 13 January 2002

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