(3606) Pohjola
Asteroid (3606) Pohjola |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6056 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2302 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0059 AU - 3.2054 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.3977 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,206 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.45 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | September 19, 1939 |
Another name | 1939 SF, 1973 WO, 1985 LE |
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. |
(3606) Pohjola is an asteroid of the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which was discovered on September 19, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .
The name of the asteroid was chosen from Finnish mythology after the location of Pohjola .