(1529) Oterma

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Asteroid
(1529) Oterma
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.9857  AU
eccentricity 0.2010
Perihelion - aphelion 3.1848 AU - 4.7867 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.06 °
Sidereal period 7,957 a
Mean orbital velocity 14.92 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 56 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 15.75 h
Absolute brightness 10.05 mag
Spectral class P:
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery January 26, 1938
Another name 1938 BC, 1950 PV, 1959 RD 1
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.

(1529) Oterma is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 January 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma .

See also