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Heikki A. Alikoski (1912, inOulu – 28 December 1997, inTurku) was a Finnishastronomer anddiscoverer of minor planets.[2]
From 1937 to 1956, he was an observatory assistant underYrjö Väisälä atTurku Observatory, where he discovered 12 asteroids.[1] Alikoski later helped establish theTurku Astronomical–Optical Institute.[2]
The outer main-belt asteroid1567 Alikoski, discovered by Yrjö Väisälä in 1941, was named in his honour.[2]
| 1508 Kemi | 21 October 1938 | list |
| 1512 Oulu | 18 March 1939 | list |
| 1697 Koskenniemi | 8 September 1940 | list |
| 1715 Salli | 9 April 1938 | list |
| 1786 Raahe | 9 October 1948 | list |
| 2180 Marjaleena | 8 September 1940 | list |
| 2257 Kaarina | 18 August 1939 | list |
| 2487 Juhani | 8 September 1940 | list |
| 2573 Hannu Olavi | 10 March 1953 | list |
| 2714 Matti | 5 April 1938 | list |
| 2911 Miahelena | 8 April 1938 | list |
| 3776 Vartiovuori | 5 April 1938 | list |
| 4066 Haapavesi | 7 September 1940 | list |
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