(1535) Paijanne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Paijanne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paijanne is 3.52 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1535 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.8 km (#1,787 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.164 |
| Rotation period | 8.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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