(1503) Kuopio
Asteroid (1503) Kuopio |
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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 .