(1545) Thernoe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Thernoe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thernoe is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1545 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.7 km (#2,398 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 17.2 hours |
| Spectral type | K |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1882) Rauma
- (2805) Kalle
- (2840) Kallavesi
- (2946) Muchachos
- (3381) Mikkola
- (3597) Kakkuri