(1477) Bonsdorffia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Bonsdorffia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonsdorffia is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1477 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 CC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.9 km (#1,623 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Rotation period | 7.80 hours |
| Spectral type | XU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 4.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.266 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 February 1938
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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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