(1715) Salli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1938 by H. Alikoski at Turku.
Named in honor of the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC 5281), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salli is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1715 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 GK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.2 km (#1,759 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2257) Kaarina
- (2487) Juhani
- (2573) Hannu Olavi
- (2714) Matti
- (2911) Miahelena
- (3776) Vartiovuori
- (4066) Haapavesi
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