(3037) Alku
Asteroid (3037) Alku |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6765 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1875 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1746 AU - 3.1783 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 19.0071 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,379 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.21 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 18.91 km |
Albedo | 0.1131 |
Rotation period | 11.844 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | January 17, 1944 |
Another name | 1944 BA, 1979 BH |
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. |
(3037) Alku is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 January 1944 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the explorer's boat.