Discovered by L. Oterma Alternative names 1938 WK Discovered 16 November 1938 Discoverer Liisi Oterma Discovery site Iso-Heikkilä Observatory MPC designation 1540 | Discovery date 16 November 1938 Observation arc 89.97 yr (32861 days) Orbits Sun Named after Kevola Observatory Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.0889787 AU (462.10464 Gm) Perihelion 2.6070513 AU (390.00932 Gm) | ||
1540 Kevola (1938 WK) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 16, 1938, by L. Oterma at Turku. It was named after the Kevola Observatory in Finland, operated by Hilkka Rantaseppä-Helenius.
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