(1529) Oterma
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Asteroid (1529) Oterma |
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| 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 .