(3597) Kakkuri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Kakkuri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kakkuri is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3597 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.6 km (#2,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Rotation period | 27.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1941
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- (1545) Thernoe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1882) Rauma
- (2805) Kalle
- (2840) Kallavesi
- (2946) Muchachos
- (3381) Mikkola