(1540) Kevola
Asteroid (1540) Kevola |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8496 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0812 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6181 AU - 3.081 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.964 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,810 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.64 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 44.18 km |
Albedo | 0.0433 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10.78 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
Date of discovery | November 16, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 WK, 1926 GT, 1933 UM |
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. |
(1540) Kevola is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 November 1938 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Finnish Kevola observatory , which was operated by Hilkka Rantaseppä.