1527 Malmquista

Malmquista

A three-dimensional model of 1527 Malmquista based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Y. Vaisala
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date October 18, 1939
Designations
MPC designation 1527
Named after
Gunnar Malmquist
1939 UG
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6680539
Perihelion 1.7860385
Eccentricity 0.1980236
1213.9261200
276.08809
Inclination 5.19473
16.27937
304.29289
Physical characteristics
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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