Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä Minor planet category Asteroid belt Discovered 6 February 1938 Orbits Sun | Discovery date 6 February 1938 Observation arc 52.51 yr (19181 days) Absolute magnitude 11.2 Discoverer Yrjö Väisälä Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1938 CA, 1963 TS,1964 VF2, 1969 TU5 Aphelion 3.4922546 AU (522.43385 Gm) Similar 1450 Raimonda, 45 Eugenia, 216 Kleopatra, Sun | ||
1462 Zamenhof is an asteroid in the asteroid belt discovered by the Finnish astronomer and physicist Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938. It has a diameter of about 26 km and geometric albedo of 0.1268. It is named for L. L. Zamenhof, ophthalmologist and creator of the constructed language Esperanto. This asteroid and 1421 Esperanto are considered to be the most remote Zamenhof-Esperanto objects.
The light curve of 1462 Zamenhof shows a periodicity of 10.4 ± 0.1 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.
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