(1507) Vaasa

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Asteroid
(1507) Vaasa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3316  AU
eccentricity 0.2446
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7613 AU - 2.902 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.242 °
Sidereal period 3,560 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.51 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 34.07 h
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Liisi Oterma
Date of discovery September 12, 1939
Another name 1939 RD, 1964 TA
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.

(1507) Vaasa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 September 1939 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.

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

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