(1518) Rovaniemi
Asteroid (1518) Rovaniemi |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2261 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1427 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9084 AU - 2.5437 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.719 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,321 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.96 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | October 15, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 UA, 1928 TL, 1951 SH |
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. |
(1518) Rovaniemi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 October 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish city of Rovaniemi .