(1521) Seinajoki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Seinajoki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seinajoki is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1521
Provisional designation1938 UB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.8 km (#3,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.205
Rotation period4.32 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.99
Orbital period4.81 years
Semi-major axis2.85 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination15.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 October 1938

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