(1526) Mikkeli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Mikkeli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikkeli is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1526 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.32 km (#10,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 6.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.