(1522) Kokkola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1938 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Kokkola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kokkola is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1522 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 WO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.42 km (#5,468 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Rotation period | 5.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0714 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.