(1450) Raimonda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Raimonda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raimonda is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1450 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 12.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 February 1938
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- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1451) Grano
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