(3381) Mikkola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Mikkola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikkola is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3381 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.81 km (#13,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.639 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1941
- (1544) Vinterhansenia
- (1545) Thernoe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1882) Rauma
- (2805) Kalle
- (2840) Kallavesi
- (2946) Muchachos
- (3597) Kakkuri
More named asteroids discovered by L. Oterma
- (1504) Lappeenranta
- (1507) Vaasa
- (1522) Kokkola
- (1540) Kevola
- (1544) Vinterhansenia
- (1545) Thernoe
- (1558) Jarnefelt
- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1705) Tapio
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