(3037) Alku
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Asteroid (3037) Alku |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6765 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1875 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1746 AU - 3.1783 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 19.0071 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,379 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.21 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 18.91 km |
| Albedo | 0.1131 |
| Rotation period | 11.844 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | January 17, 1944 |
| Another name | 1944 BA, 1979 BH |
| 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. | |
(3037) Alku is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 January 1944 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the explorer's boat.