(1518) Rovaniemi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Rovaniemi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rovaniemi is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1518 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.48 km (#6,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Rotation period | 5.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1938
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- (1391) Carelia
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- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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