(1525) Savonlinna

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Asteroid
(1525) Savonlinna
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6954  AU
eccentricity 0.2659
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9787 AU - 3.4121 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.869 °
Sidereal period 4,425 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.14 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.18 km
Albedo 0.131
Absolute brightness 12,643 likes
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 18, 1939
Another name 1939 SC, 1930 SE
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(1525) Savonlinna is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 18, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish city of Savonlinna .

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