(3037) Alku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 January 1944 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Alku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alku is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3037 |
| Provisional designation | 1944 BA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.9 km (#1,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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