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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Y. Vaisala |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1938 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1518 |
| Named after | Rovaniemi |
| Alternate name(s) | 1938 UA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5431720 |
| Peri | 1.9072624 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1428871 |
| Orbital period | 1212.4309739 |
| Mean anomaly | 317.04806 |
| Inclination | 6.71368 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 27.84618 |
| Argument of peri | 37.23710 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
1518 Rovaniemi (1938 UA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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