(1488) Aura
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Asteroid (1488) aura |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0362 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1238 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6603 AU - 3.4122 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.555 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,291 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.09 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 25 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 10.2 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | December 15, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 XE, 1932 WD, 1950 EM |
| 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. | |
(1488) Aura is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 December 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Aurajoki River, on which Turku lies.