(1479) Inkeri

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Asteroid
(1479) Inkeri
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6740  AU
eccentricity 0.1943
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1545 AU - 3.1934 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.309 °
Sidereal period 4,373 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.21 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 15 km
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery February 16, 1938
Another name 1938 DE, 1934 FR, 1956 JD
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(1479) Inkeri is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid is named after a niece and granddaughter of the discoverer, as well as based on the prehistoric Finnish region of Ingermanland .

See also