Rafael Suvanto (June 28, 1909 in
Turku – March 9, 1940 in Kärstilänjärvi) was a Finnish astronomer.
Suvanto was the assistant of
Yrjö Väisälä. He died in the
Winter War. His rank was lieutenant.
The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the asteroid
1927 Suvanto
1927 Suvanto, provisional designation , is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 18 March 1936, by Finnish astronomer Rafael Suvanto at the Turku Obs ...
, dedicated to him posthumously, carried out on March 18, 1936.
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Discoverers of minor planets
1909 births
1940 deaths
Finnish astronomers
Finnish military personnel killed in World War II
People from Turku