(1533) Saimaa
Asteroid (1533) Saimaa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0128 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0342 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9099 AU - 3.1158 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.69 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.230 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 26.13 km |
Albedo | 0.1216 |
Rotation period | 7.08 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.61 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | January 19, 1939 |
Another name | 1939 BD, 1934 FA, 1936 QC |
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. |
(1533) Saimaa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish lake Saimaa .