(1508) Kemi

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Asteroid
(1508) Kemi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7699  AU
eccentricity 0.4172
Perihelion - aphelion 1.6144 AU - 3.9255 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 28.736 °
Sidereal period 4,610 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 9.196 h
Absolute brightness 11,953 likes
Spectral class B.
history
Explorer Heikki A. Alikoski
Date of discovery October 21, 1938
Another name * 1938 UP
  • 1935 FA
  • 1938 UO
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(1508) Kemi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 October 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski in Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Finnish town of Kemi .

See also