(1498) Lahti

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Asteroid
(1498) Lahti
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0918  AU
eccentricity 0.2445
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3358 AU - 3.8478 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.662 °
Sidereal period 5,437 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 32 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 16, 1938
Another name 1938 SK 1
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(1498) Lahti is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 September 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Finnish city of Lahti .

See also