(1740) Paavo Nurmi

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Asteroid
(1740) Paavo Nurmi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4660  AU
eccentricity 0.1910
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9949 AU - 2.9371 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.001 °
Sidereal period 3,873 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.97 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.24 mag
Spectral class F.
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery October 18, 1939
Another name 1939 UA, 1933 DD, 1951 YO 2
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(1740) Paavo Nurmi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 October 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the successful Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi .

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