(1659) Punkaharju
Asteroid (1659) Punkaharju |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.7821 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2592 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0611 AU - 3.5032 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.482 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,641 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.86 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 31.21 km |
Albedo | 0.1654 |
Rotation period | 5.01 h |
Absolute brightness | 9,773 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | December 28, 1940 |
Another name | 1940 YL, 1930 QB, 1937 EB |
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. |
(1659) Punkaharju is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 December 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish municipality of Punkaharju .