(1757) Porvoo

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Asteroid
(1757) Porvoo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3517  AU
eccentricity 0.1252
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0574 AU - 2.6461 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.978 °
Sidereal period 3,607 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.42 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 4.89 h
Absolute brightness 13.36 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 17, 1939
Another name 1939 FC, 1964 BB, 1968 FK
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(1757) Porvoo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 March 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the second oldest Finnish city, Porvoo .

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