(1449) Virtanen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Virtanen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virtanen is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1449 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.26 km (#5,570 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 30.5 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.