(1541) Estonia
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Asteroid (1541) Estonia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7694 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0673 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5831 AU - 2.9557 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.882 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,609 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.90 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.20 km |
| Albedo | 0.1434 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.209 likes |
| Spectral class | Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | February 12, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 CK, 1930 FE, 1930 FV |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1541) Estonia is an asteroid in the main belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which was discovered in Turku on February 12, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .
The asteroid is named after the Baltic state of Estonia .