(1480) Aunus
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Asteroid (1480) Aunus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2022 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1085 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9633 AU - 2.4411 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.864 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,268 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.07 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | February 18, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 DK, 1992 WX 9 |
| 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. | |
(1480) Aunus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from a grandson of the discoverer, but also from the Finnish region of Olonets .