(1478) Vihuri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Vihuri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vihuri is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1478 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 CF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.52 km (#5,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 19.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0897 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.