(1494) Savo

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Asteroid
(1494) Savo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1900  AU
eccentricity 0.1312
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9026 AU - 2.4774 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.453 °
Sidereal period 3.241 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.205 mag
Spectral class Sat
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 16, 1938
Another name 1938 SJ, 1925 RL, 1938 SG 1
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(1494) Savo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 September 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Savonia region of Finland .

See also