(2827) Vellamo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Vellamo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vellamo is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2827 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 CC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.30 km (#5,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Rotation period | 3.74 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0310 |
| Inclination | 8.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 February 1942
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- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1705) Tapio
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