(1453) Fennia Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Fennia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fennia is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1453 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 ED1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,155 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.409 |
| Rotation period | 4.41 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 2.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 1.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0283 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.878 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
← (1452) Hunnia · (1454) Kalevala →