(1532) Inari Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Inari is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsInariInari

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inari is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1532
Provisional designation1938 SM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.4 km (#1,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Rotation period25.0 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.82
Orbital period5.21 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0471
Inclination8.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 September 1938

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