(1542) Schalén

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Asteroid
(1542) Schalén
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0960  AU
eccentricity 0.1095
Perihelion - aphelion 2.757 AU - 3.4351 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.763 °
Sidereal period 5.448 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.93 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 45.19 km
Albedo 0.0656
Absolute brightness 10.493 mag
Spectral class D.
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery August 26, 1941
Another name 1941 QE, 1927 BH, 1936 UL
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(1542) Schalén is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 26, 1941 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .

The asteroid was named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Carl Schalén .

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