(1472) Muonio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Muonio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muonio is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1472 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 UQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.39 km (#6,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 8.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.791 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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