(2715) Mielikki

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Asteroid
(2715) Mielikki
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7357  AU
eccentricity 0.1523
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3191 AU - 3.1523 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.7432 °
Sidereal period 4,525 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.01 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.09 km
Albedo 0.1791
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
Spectral class A.
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery October 22, 1938
Another name 1938 US, 1929 VM, 1933 SN
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(2715) Mielikki is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 October 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the goddess of the forests and the hunt Mielikki from Finnish mythology.

See also