(1567) Alikoski Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 April 1941 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Alikoski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alikoski is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1567
Provisional designation1941 HN
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter69.2 km (#478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period16.4 hours
Spectral typePU
Absolute magnitude (H)9.75
Orbital period5.77 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.95 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.0819
Inclination17.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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