Discovered by Y. Vaisala Alternative names 1939 UG Discovered 18 October 1939 Discoverer Yrjö Väisälä Discovery site Iso-Heikkilä Observatory MPC designation 1527 | Discovery date 18 October 1939 Observation arc 86.18 yr (31477 days) Orbits Sun Named after Gunnar Malmquist Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Aphelion 2.6696502 AU (399.37399 Gm) Perihelion 1.7844285 AU (266.94670 Gm) | ||
1527 Malmquista (1939 UG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1939, by Y. Vaisala at Turku. It is named for the Swedish astronomer Gunnar Malmquist.
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