(2719) Suzhou Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Suzhou is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSuzhouSuzhou

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suzhou is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2719
Provisional designation1965 SU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.78 km (#7,895 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.153
Absolute magnitude (H)13.03
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination0.625°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.935 au

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

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