(2678) Aavasaksa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Aavasaksa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aavasaksa is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2678 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.37 km (#6,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 82.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0864 |
| Inclination | 3.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1551) Argelander
- (1552) Bessel
- (1998) Titius
- (2665) Schrutka
- (2690) Ristiina
- (3272) Tillandz
- (3281) Maupertuis
- (4181) Kivi