(2803) Vilho

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q150127

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Followed by
2804 Yrjö[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.9, +12.03[21][22]
Albedo
+0.073[41]
Apoapsis
+3.704, +3.705797706784796[32][33]
Argument of periapsis
+43.00276, +42.22244411507893[36][37]
Diameter
+21.441[40]
Discoverer or inventor
Liisi Oterma[1]
Longitude of ascending node
+20.81693, +20.66730545003156[28][29]
Mean anomaly
+1.18667, +67.24836045738367[38][39]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Vilho Väisälä[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[18][19][20]
Orbital inclination
+1.32996, +1.328068868460708[23][24]
Orbital period
+5.57, +2031.066900492508[25][26]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.5794632, +2.571612803660669[34][35]
Provisional designation
1929 XM, 1940 WG, 1962 VE, 1973 SD5, 1976 GF5, 1977 KC1, 1978 ND5, 1979 SZ11[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Rotation period
+12.5[27]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1415239, +3.138705255222733[30][31]
Significant event
naming[17]
Site of astronomical discovery
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
November 29, 1940[16]
Time of periapsis
+2460621.0946693406[43]
🏷️ Also known as
en (2803) Vilho en Vilho el 2803 Βίλχο fa سیارک ۲۸۰۳ ru 1973 SD5 ru 1977 KC1 ru 1978 ND5 ru 1979 SZ11 ru (2803) 1940 WG ru (2803) Вильхо ru Вильхо ru 1976 GF5 ru 1929 XM ru 1940 WG ru 1962 VE uk 2803 Вілхо zh 小行星2803
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/04g2m29
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002803
Minor Planet Center body ID
2803

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1415239'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.138705255222733'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.18'}, {'amount': '+0.1789134'}, {'amount': '+0.1806771918511414'}
    Followed by → 2804 Yrjö
    Time of discovery or invention → +1940-11-29T00:00:00Z
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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