(1424) Sundmania

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Asteroid
(1424) Sundmania
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1874  AU
eccentricity 0.0674
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9726 AU - 3.4022 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.202 °
Sidereal period 5,691 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 70.75 km
Albedo 0.056
Absolute brightness 9,752 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery January 9, 1937
Another name 1937 AJ, 1929 SS, 1929 UB
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(1424) Sundmania is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Turku on January 9, 1937 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .

The asteroid was named after the Finnish mathematician and then director of the Helsingfors Observatory Karl Sundman .

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