1520 Imatra

1520 Imatra, provisional designation 1938 UY, is a large carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 54 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland on 22 October 1938. The minor planet is named for the south-eastern Finnish town Imatra, located in South Karelia near the Russian border, about half way in between St Petersburg and Finland's capital Helsinki.

1520 Imatra

1520 Imatra, provisional designation 1938 UY, is a large carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 54 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland on 22 October 1938. The minor planet is named for the south-eastern Finnish town Imatra, located in South Karelia near the Russian border, about half way in between St Petersburg and Finland's capital Helsinki.