1567 Alikoski
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1567 Alikoski is an outer main belt
asteroid
discovered on April 22, 1941 by Yrjö Väisälä
at Turku
. It is named after Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski
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Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on April 22, 1941 by Yrjö Väisälä
Yrjö Väisälä
Yrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.His main contributions were in the field of optics, but he was also very active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology...
at Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
. It is named after Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski
Heikki A. Alikoski
Heikki A. Alikoski was a Finnish astronomer.The asteroid 1567 Alikoski was named in his honour while he was an observatory assistant at Turku Observatory, under Yrjö Väisälä, 1937 to 1956. He later helped establish the Turku Astronomical–Optical Institute.-External links:*...
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