(1512) Oulu

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Asteroid
(1512) Oulu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.9518  AU
eccentricity 0.1527
Perihelion - aphelion 3.3481 AU - 4.5554 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.493 °
Sidereal period 7,856 a
Mean orbital velocity 14.98 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 82.72 km
Albedo 0.0366
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9.475 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Heikki A. Alikoski
Date of discovery March 18, 1939
Another name 1939 FE, 1938 CU, 1957 TA
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.

(1512) Oulu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 March 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski in Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish city of Oulu , the birthplace of the discoverer.

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