(1758) Naantali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Named for an idyllic small town near Turku, founded in the early fifteenth century around a convent and monastery. The summer residence of the Finnish president is located there.Naming citation (MPC 5449), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naantali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naantali is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1758 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 DK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0330 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1942
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- (1545) Thernoe
- (1558) Jarnefelt
- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1705) Tapio
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