(1699) Honkasalo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1941 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Named in memory of Tauno Bruno Honkasalo (1912-1975), a disciple of Y. Vaisala who measured geodesic standard base lines in various countries with the Vaisala interference comparator.Naming citation (MPC 5281), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Honkasalo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Honkasalo is 1.90 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1699 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 QD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,267 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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