(2750) Loviisa

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Asteroid
(2750) Loviisa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2123  AU
eccentricity 0.0745
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0475 AU - 2.3770 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.1781 °
Sidereal period 3,291 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.02 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.2 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery December 30, 1940
Another name 1940 YK, 1968 KK, 1971 DB 2
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(2750) Loviisa is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 December 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish city and municipality of Loviisa .

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