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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Y. Vaisala |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | October 18, 1939 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1527 |
| Named after | Gunnar Malmquist |
| Alternate name(s) | 1939 UG |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6680539 |
| Peri | 1.7860385 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1980236 |
| Orbital period | 1213.9261200 |
| Mean anomaly | 276.08809 |
| Inclination | 5.19473 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 16.27937 |
| Argument of peri | 304.29289 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
1527 Malmquista (1939 UG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku. It is named for the Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist.
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