Heikki A. Alikoski Explained

Minor planets discovered: 13 
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Heikki A. Alikoski (1912, in Oulu – 28 December 1997, in Turku) was a Finnish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.

From 1937 to 1956, he was an observatory assistant under Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory, where he discovered 12 asteroids. Alikoski later helped establish the Turku Astronomical–Optical Institute.

The outer main-belt asteroid 1567 Alikoski, discovered by Yrjö Väisälä in 1941, was named in his honour.

List of discovered minor planets

1508 Kemi 21 October 1938
1512 Oulu 18 March 1939
1697 Koskenniemi 8 September 1940
1715 Salli 9 April 1938
1786 Raahe 9 October 1948
2180 Marjaleena 8 September 1940
2257 Kaarina 18 August 1939
2487 Juhani 8 September 1940
2573 Hannu Olavi 10 March 1953
2714 Matti 5 April 1938
2911 Miahelena 8 April 1938
3776 Vartiovuori 5 April 1938
4066 Haapavesi 7 September 1940

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