(2159) Kukkamäki
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Asteroid (2159) Kukkamäki |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4814 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0408 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3802 AU - 2.5826 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.273 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,909 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 11 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 4.06 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.07 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | October 16, 1941 |
| Another name | 1941 UX, 1929 TL, 1933 UU 1 |
| 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. | |
(2159) Kukkamäki is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 October 1941 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish geodesist Tauno Johannes Kukkamäki (1909–1997).