1520 Imatra

Summary

1520 Imatra is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1520 Imatra is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1520 Imatra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1520 Imatra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Imatra is named after 1520 Imatra^[6].
• 1520 Imatra's follows is recorded as Q140370^[7].
• 1520 Imatra's followed by is recorded as 1521 Seinäjoki^[8].
• 1520 Imatra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1520 Imatra's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Imatra symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 1520 Imatra's Commons category is recorded as 1520 Imatra^[11].
• 1520 Imatra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1520 Imatra's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 UY^[13].
• 1520 Imatra's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 YH^[14].
• 1520 Imatra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-10-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1520 Imatra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y46k5^[16].
• 1520 Imatra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001520^[17].
• 1520 Imatra's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[18].
• 1520 Imatra's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[20].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0956560'}^[21].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09443858570889846'}^[22].
• 1520 Imatra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.4'}^[23].
• 1520 Imatra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.57'}^[24].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.25632'}^[25].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.27585815884993'}^[26].
• 1520 Imatra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1520 Imatra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Imatra is named after 1520 Imatra^[6].

Why It Matters

1520 Imatra ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]