(1540) Kevola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1938 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Kevola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevola is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1540 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 WK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.9 km (#878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 20.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.