(1548) Palomaa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1935 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Palomaa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palomaa is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1548 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 FK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.8 km (#1,329 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 7.50 hours |
| Spectral type | Xk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0820 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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