(1473) Ounas

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Asteroid
(1473) Ounas
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5740  AU
eccentricity 0.2366
Perihelion - aphelion 1.965 AU - 3.1829 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.658 °
Sidereal period 4,130 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.56 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17.58 km
Albedo 0.109
Absolute brightness 11,743 likes
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery October 22, 1938
Another name 1938 UT, 1950 NZ, 1950 PB 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.

(1473) Ounas is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22. October 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish river Ounasjoki .

See also

proof

  1. MPC / MPO / MPS archives . In: Minor Planet Center . Retrieved March 24, 2017.