(2715) Mielikki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Mielikki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mielikki is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2715
Provisional designation1938 US
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.3 km (#3,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.204
Rotation period33.6 hours
Spectral typeA
Absolute magnitude (H)11.65
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination6.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1938

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