(2826) Ahti Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Ahti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ahti is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2826 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 UJ |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.0 km (#973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0230 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0502 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 October 1939
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- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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