1529 Oterma

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1529 Oterma
Orbit of 1529 Oterma
Discovery
Discovered by Y. Väisälä
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date January 26, 1938
Designations
MPC designation 1529
Named after Liisi Oterma
Alternative names 1938 BC, 1950 PV, 1959 RD1, A912 VO
Orbital characteristics
Epoch November 4, 2013
Aphelion 4.8009372 AU (718.20998 Gm)
Perihelion 3.1895426 AU (477.14878 Gm)
Semi-major axis 3.9952399 AU (597.67938 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2016643
Orbital period 7.99 yr
Mean anomaly 237.61621°
Inclination 9.05828°
Longitude of ascending node 100.61533°
Argument of perihelion 295.20711°
Proper orbital elements
Proper mean motion 0.12342 deg / yr
Proper orbital period 2916.86923 yr
(1065386.485 d)
Physical characteristics
Sidereal rotation period 15.75 hours
Spectral type P
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.05

    1529 Oterma (1938 BC) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1938 by Y. Väisälä at Turku. It was named after Liisi Oterma.

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