(1478) Vihuri
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Asteroid (1478) Vihuri |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4664 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0909 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2422 AU - 2.6905 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.842 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,873 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.97 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12,028 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | February 6, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 CF, 1934 CG |
| 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. | |
(1478) Vihuri is an asteroid of the main belt , which at 6. February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish ship owner and scientific sponsor A. Vihuri .