(2802) Weisell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Weisell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weisell is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2802 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 BU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.8 km (#2,379 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 21.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 9.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 January 1939
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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