(3776) Vartiovuori

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Asteroid
(3776) Vartiovuori
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1863  AU
eccentricity 0.0639
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9828 AU - 3.3898 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 27.408 °
Sidereal period 5,688 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.69 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 23.42 km
Albedo 0.2229
Rotation period 7.7 h
Absolute brightness 10,653 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Heikki A. Alikoski
Date of discovery April 5, 1938
Another name 1938 GG, 1952 UO, 1952 WD
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(3776) Vartiovuori is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5 April 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski in Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the former Vartiovuori observatory in Turku.

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