1936 FP. Discovered 1936 Mar. 18 by R. Suvanto at Turku.

Named in memory of Rafael Suvanto, an assistant of Y. Väisälä {see planets (1573) and (2804)}. Later, as rector of a school in Naantali {see planet (1758)}, he continued to participate in orbit calculations. He fell near Summa {see planet (1928)} in the last days of the Finnish winter war of 1939–40. (M 5450)