(1542) Schalen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1941 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Schalen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schalen is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1542 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 QE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.4 km (#913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 7.52 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.