(1541) Estonia
Asteroid (1541) Estonia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.7694 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0673 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5831 AU - 2.9557 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.882 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,609 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.90 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 20.20 km |
Albedo | 0.1434 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.209 likes |
Spectral class | Xc |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | February 12, 1939 |
Another name | 1939 CK, 1930 FE, 1930 FV |
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. |
(1541) Estonia is an asteroid in the main belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which was discovered in Turku on February 12, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .
The asteroid is named after the Baltic state of Estonia .