(1472) Muonio

Asteroid (1472) Muonio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.2336 AU
eccentricity	0.1993
Perihelion - aphelion	1.7884 AU - 2.6787 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	4.57 °
Sidereal period	3,338 a
Mean orbital velocity	19.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	approx. 8 km
Albedo	?
Rotation period	? H
Absolute brightness	12.4 mag
Spectral class	?
history
Explorer	Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery	October 18, 1938
Another name	1938 UQ, 1931 RX, 1948 VU
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(1472) Muonio is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 October 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Lappish river Muonio älv [ ˈmuɔniɔ ɛlv ] ( Swedish ) or Muonionjoki [ ˈmuɔniɔnjɔki ] ( Finnish ) or the Finnish city of Muonio .

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