(1786) Raahe

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Asteroid
(1786) Raahe
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.021  AU
eccentricity 0.1086
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6931 AU - 3.3489 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.448 °
Sidereal period 5,251 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.14 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 26 km
Albedo 0.08
Rotation period 18.72 h
Absolute brightness 10.9 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Heikki A. Alikoski
Date of discovery October 9, 1948
Another name 1948 TL, 1938 WS, 1948 UH
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.

(1786) Raahe is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 October 1948 by the Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski in Turku was discovered.

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

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