(2988) Korhonen

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Asteroid
(2988) Korhonen
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.6068  AU
eccentricity 0.1268
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2764 AU - 2.9373 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.737 °
Sidereal period 4.209 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.45 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period 29.494 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Liisi Oterma
Date of discovery March 1, 1943
Another name 1943 EM, 1931 KN, 1951 AS
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.

(2988) Korhonen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 March 1943 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Finnish astronomer Tapio Korhonen .

See also