Discovery[1]
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Discovered by | Yrjö Väisälä |
Discovery site | Turku |
Discovery date | December 15, 1938 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 1503 |
Named after | Kuopio |
Alternate name(s) | 1938 XD |
Minor planet category |
main belt |
Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.898 AU |
Peri | 2.3562 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.62707 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.103123 |
Orbital period | 1555.27 days (4.26 years) |
Mean anomaly | 135.201° |
Inclination | 12.381° |
Longitude of ascending node | 317.067° |
Argument of peri | 176.539° |
Physical characteristics
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Dimensions | 18.43 kilometres (11.45 mi) ± 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) Mean diameter[3] |
Rotation period | 9.98 ± 0.03 hours [4] |
Albedo | 0.2995 ± 0.056 [3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.6 [5] |
1503 Kuopio (1938 XD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku.[1]
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