(1533) Saimaa

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Asteroid
(1533) Saimaa
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 .

See also