(1512) Oulu Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 1939 by H. Alikoski at Turku.
Where Oulu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oulu is 3.51 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1512 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 FE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 79.9 km (#378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 132 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.54 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.40 – 4.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 March 1939
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- (1715) Salli
- (1786) Raahe
- (2180) Marjaleena
- (2257) Kaarina
- (2487) Juhani
- (2573) Hannu Olavi
- (2714) Matti
- (2911) Miahelena
- (3776) Vartiovuori
- (4066) Haapavesi
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