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6726 Suthers

Main-belt asteroid

Summary

Main-belt asteroid

Field	Value
minorplanet	yes
name	6726 Suthers
background	#D6D6D6
discovery_ref
discovered	5 August 1991
discoverer	H. E. Holt
discovery_site	Palomar Obs.
mpc_name	(6726) Suthers
alt_names	1991 PS
named_after	Paul Sutherland
(author and journalist)
mp_category	main-belt(inner)
background
orbit_ref
epoch	4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
uncertainty	0
observation_arc	63.66 yr (23,250 days)
aphelion	2.5004 AU
perihelion	2.0740 AU
semimajor	2.2872 AU
eccentricity	0.0932
period	3.46 yr (1,263 days)
mean_anomaly	96.351°
mean_motion	/ day
inclination	4.2993°
asc_node	277.71°
arg_peri	146.31°
dimensions
albedo
abs_magnitude	13.9

(author and journalist) background

6726 Suthers, provisional designation **, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 km in diameter. It was discovered on 5 August 1991, by American astronomer Henry E. Holt at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. The asteroid was named after author Paul Sutherland.

Orbit and classification

Suthers is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,263 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.

Naming

In 2012, this minor planet was officially named after Paul Sutherland, author and journalist, who has actively supported the UK-based Society for Popular Astronomy for many years, and who is known as "Suthers" to friends and colleagues. He is author of Where Did Pluto Go? and responsible for bringing many astronomical stories to a wider public.

Physical characteristics

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Suthers measures 3.455 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.207.

References

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