(1525) Savonlinna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Savonlinna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savonlinna is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1525 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 SC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#3,990 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 14.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.265 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.981 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 September 1939
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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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