(1503) Kuopio

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Asteroid
(1503) Kuopio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.6260  AU
eccentricity 0.1038
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3535 AU - 2.8985 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.378 °
Sidereal period 4,256 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.38 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18.43 km
Albedo 0.300
Rotation period 9,958 h
Absolute brightness 10.407 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery December 15, 1938
Another name 1938 XD, 1935 EF, 1953 LH
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1503) Kuopio is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 December 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish city of Kuopio .

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