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in the late 19th century. The alascattalo also stands for the local people's unique sense of humor, dealing with tourists who ask naive questions, and is the mascot of the four-minute long, annual parade on "Alascattalo Day" held in November. The official naming citation was published by the
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Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015).
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Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014).
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of this asteroid was obtained from photometric observations made by Junda Liu at the Lvye Observatory (
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Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011).
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hours and a similar amplitude of 0.15 was already obtained by French amateur astronomer
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in southern Germany. It was later named for the fictional moose–walrus
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site, Australia, in December 2015. The lightcurve gave a well-defined
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was named after the mythological creature "Alascattalo", a fictional
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measures 7.5 and 7.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an
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According to legend, it was genetically bred by miners during the
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The asteroid was discovered on 2 April 1926, by German astronomer
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once every 3 years and 4 months (1,225 days). Its orbit has an
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Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2500) Alascattalo
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"(2500) Alascattalo". 936:"Rotation Period Analysis for 2500 Alascattalo" 636:assumes an albedo of 0.24 – which derives from 807: 805: 803: 1353: 1288: 581:hours with a brightness variation of 0.19 in 563:), China, and at the iTelescope Observatory ( 8: 978: 976: 29: 929: 927: 616:According to the survey carried out by the 1381: 1360: 1346: 1338: 1295: 1281: 1273: 1218: 730: 728: 726: 724: 632:of 0.21 and 0.27, respectively, while the 541:has been characterized as a common, stony 472:, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. 1150:Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR 1026: 892: 829: 698: 696: 694: 692: 506:main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5  1645:Astronomical objects discovered in 1926 1625:Minor planet object articles (numbered) 1152:– Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend 688: 870: 868: 866: 864: 780: 778: 776: 774: 772: 770: 768: 634:Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link 530:were obtained prior to its discovery. 28: 788:. 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Index

Alascattalo
Discovered by
K. Reinmuth
Discovery site
Heidelberg Obs.
MPC designation
Alternative designations
Minor planet category
main-belt
Flora
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
Aphelion
AU
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
yr
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
Physical characteristics
Dimensions

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