(1549) Mikko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1937 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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Where Mikko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikko is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1549 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.359 |
| Rotation period | 8.74 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 5.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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