(1519) Kajaani

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Asteroid
(1519) Kajaani
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1246  AU
eccentricity 0.2410
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3715 AU - 3.8778 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.603 °
Sidereal period 5,523 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.37 km
Albedo 0.070
Absolute brightness 11,449 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery October 15, 1938
Another name 1938 UB, 1938 UK
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(1519) Kajaani 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 Kajaani .

See also