1488 Aura

Summary

1488 Aura is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1488 Aura is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1488 Aura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1488 Aura's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Aura River is named after 1488 Aura^[6].
• 1488 Aura followed 1487 Boda^[7].
• 1488 Aura was followed by 1489 Attila^[8].
• 1488 Aura's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1488 Aura's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 WD^[11].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 XE^[12].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 EM^[13].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VF1^[14].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as A905 SE^[15].
• 1488 Aura's provisional designation is recorded as A918 EF^[16].
• 1488 Aura's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-12-15T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1488 Aura's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1488 Aura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 1488 Aura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1192874'}^[20].
• 1488 Aura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1136653292208319'}^[21].
• 1488 Aura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.3'}^[22].
• 1488 Aura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.22'}^[23].
• 1488 Aura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.53294'}^[24].
• 1488 Aura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.55336517819778'}^[25].
• 1488 Aura's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.3'}^[26].
• 1488 Aura's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1938.085657007813'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1488 Aura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Aura River is named after 1488 Aura^[6].

Why It Matters

1488 Aura has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]