(1540) Kevola
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Asteroid (1540) Kevola |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8496 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6181 AU - 3.081 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.964 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,810 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.64 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 44.18 km |
| Albedo | 0.0433 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.78 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | November 16, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 WK, 1926 GT, 1933 UM |
| 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. | |
(1540) Kevola is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 November 1938 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Finnish Kevola observatory , which was operated by Hilkka Rantaseppä.