(1534) Nasi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 January 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Nasi is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNasiNasi

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nasi is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1534
Provisional designation1939 BK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.1 km (#1,953 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0754
Rotation period7.94 hours
Spectral typeCgh
Absolute magnitude (H)11.87
Orbital period4.51 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.250
Inclination9.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 January 1939

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