6726 Suthers

6726 Suthers
Discovery [1]
Discovered by H. E. Holt
Discovery site Palomar Obs.
Discovery date 5 August 1991
Designations
MPC designation 6726 Suthers
Named after
 Paul Sutherland[2]
1991 PS · 1986 AG2
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 61.88 yr (22,602 days)
Aphelion 2.5011 AU
Perihelion 2.0732 AU
2.2872 AU
Eccentricity 0.0935
3.46 yr (1263.4 days)
228.47°
Inclination 4.2996°
277.72°
146.21°
Earth MOID 1.0888 AU
Physical characteristics
13.8

    6726 Suthers, provisional designation 1991 PS, is a main-belt asteroid was discovered by American astronomer Henry E. Holt at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on August 5, 1991.[1] In 2012, it was officially named after Paul Graham 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.[2]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6726 Suthers (1991 PS)" (2015-07-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2014). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances Addendum 2012–2014, (6726) Suthers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 13–293. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.

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