(1549) Mikko

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Asteroid
(1549) Mikko
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2307  AU
eccentricity 0.0836
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0442 AU - 2.4172 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.548 °
Sidereal period 3,332 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 9.91 km
Albedo 0.376
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,348 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery April 2, 1937
Another name 1937 GA, 1935 SG 1 , 1940 AO
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(1549) Mikko is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 April 1937 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Finnish pastor and amateur astronomer Mikko Arthur Levander , the discoverer's father-in-law.

See also