(1507) Vaasa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1939 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Vaasa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaasa is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1507 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.65 km (#11,337 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.444 |
| Rotation period | 34.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 9.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.769 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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