(1480) Aunus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Aunus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aunus is 2.13 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1480 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.38 km (#8,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 5.16 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 4.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
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- (1450) Raimonda
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