(1786) Raahe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1948 by H. Alikoski at Turku.

Named for a Finnish town, founded by Per Brahe in 1649 on an ancient market place near Oulu.Naming citation (MPC 5449), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Raahe is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raahe is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	1786
Provisional designation	1948 TL
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	25.5 km (#1,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0750
Rotation period	30.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.97
Orbital period	5.25 years
Semi-major axis	3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.69 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity	0.109
Inclination	10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.69 au

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

Also named after someone called Per

All asteroids named after someone called Per

Also discovered on 9 October 1948

(1570) Brunonia

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