(2291) Kevo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Kevo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevo is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2291 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 FS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.4 km (#931 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 9.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 24.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
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- (1705) Tapio
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