Suevia

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island (54.87 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Suevia is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Suevia as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Suevia orbits the sun every 1,710 days (4.68 years), coming as close as 2.42 AU and reaching as far as 3.18 AU from the sun. Suevia is about 54.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

The rotation of Suevia has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 7.03 hours.

Suevia's spectral type X (Tholen) / Xk (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain iron, nickel, and cobalt.

No Close Approaches

Suevia's orbit is 1.42 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Suevia's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 12, 1896. It was last officially observed on June 30, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 9,198 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Suevia in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Suevia:

• 139 Juewa (A874 TA)
• 183 Istria (A878 CD)
• 216 Kleopatra (A880 GB)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Suevia is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.