(1471) Tornio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Tornio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tornio is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1471 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 SL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.7 km (#1,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 6.60 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1938
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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