(1535) Päijänne

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Asteroid
(1535) Päijänne
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1648  AU
eccentricity 0.1887
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5676 AU - 3.7619 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.108 °
Sidereal period 5,630 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.74 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.72 km
Albedo 0.1299
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.33 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 9, 1939
Another name 1939 RC; 1933 QE 1 ; 1944 OA
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(1535) Päijänne is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 September 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Finnish lake Päijänne in the national park of the same name.

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