(1541) Estonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Estonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Estonia is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1541 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.0 km (#1,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0674 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (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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