(1527) Malmquista Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 October 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Malmquista is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malmquista is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1527
Provisional designation1939 UG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.0 km (#5,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.307
Rotation period14.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.05
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination5.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.779 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 18 October 1939

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