(1548) Palomaa

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Asteroid
(1548) Palomaa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7865  AU
eccentricity 0.0826
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5562 AU - 3.0167 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.523 °
Sidereal period 4,651 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.84 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.46 km
Albedo 0.063
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,361 mag
Spectral class Xk
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 6, 1935
Another name 1935 FK, 1959 NF
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(1548) Palomaa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 March 1935 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the Finnish chemist MH Palomaa .

See also