(2020) Ukko

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Asteroid
(2020) Ukko
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.021  AU
eccentricity 0.0690
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8127 AU - 3.2293 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.127 °
Sidereal period 5,251 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.14 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.52 km
Albedo 0.1051
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 11.33 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 18, 1936
Another name 1936 FR, 1952 HA 2 , 1973 FP 1
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(2020) Ukko is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Turku on March 18, 1936 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .

The asteroid was named after the supreme deity Ukko in Finnish mythology .

See also