(1407) Lindelof Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1936 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Lindelof is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindelof is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1407 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.3 km (#2,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 31.2 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 5.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
- (1451) Grano
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