(1524) Joensuu

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Asteroid
(1524) Joensuu
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1106  AU
eccentricity 0.1204
Perihelion - aphelion 2.736 AU - 3.4851 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.7 °
Sidereal period 5,486 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.89 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 42.79 km
Albedo 0.046
Rotation period 9.276 h
Absolute brightness 10,622 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 18, 1939
Another name 1939 SB, 1931 EL, 1933 QO
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(1524) Joensuu is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 September 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Finnish city of Joensuu .

See also