(1523) Pieksämäki

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Asteroid
(1523) Pieksämäki
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2421  AU
eccentricity 0.0934
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0326 AU - 2.4515 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.144 °
Sidereal period 3,357 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.89 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 9 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 5.3202 h
Absolute brightness 12.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery January 18, 1939
Another name 1939 BC, 1936 FO 1 , 1936 HC
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(1523) Pieksämäki is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Turku on January 18, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .

The asteroid was named after the Finnish city of Pieksämäki .

See also