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Discovery
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| Discovered by | H. Alikoski |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1940 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1697 |
| Named after | Veikko Antero Koskenniemi |
| Alternate name(s) | 1940 RM |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6546421 |
| Peri | 2.0922175 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1184835 |
| Orbital period | 1335.5588195 |
| Mean anomaly | 124.38232 |
| Inclination | 5.66017 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 331.73443 |
| Argument of peri | 91.23631 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
1697 Koskenniemi (1940 RM) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1940 by H. Alikoski at Turku.
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