Rafael Suvanto (June 28, 1909 in Turku – March 9, 1940 in Kärstilänjärvi)[1] was a Finnish astronomer.
Suvanto was the assistant of Yrjö Väisälä. He died in the Winter War. His rank was lieutenant.[2]
The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the asteroid 1927 Suvanto, dedicated to him posthumously, carried out on March 18, 1936.[3]
