(1453) Fennia

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Asteroid
(1453) Fennia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 1.9871  AU
eccentricity 0.0283
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8435 AU - 1.9506 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.673 °
Sidereal period 2,613 a
Mean orbital velocity 21.62 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 7.23 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.249
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 6.0 h
Absolute brightness 12,331 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 8, 1938
Another name 1938 ED 1
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.

(1453) Fennia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 March 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named with the Latin name for Finland .

See also