(1544) Vinterhansenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Vinterhansenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinterhansenia is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1544 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 UK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.6 km (#1,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1941
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- (2805) Kalle
- (2840) Kallavesi
- (2946) Muchachos
- (3381) Mikkola
- (3597) Kakkuri