(1559) Kustaanheimo
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Asteroid (1559) Kustaanheimo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3908 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1336 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0714 AU - 2.7103 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.201 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,697 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.26 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 11 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 4.302 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | January 20, 1942 |
| Another name | 1942 BF, 1935 FP, 1935 HB |
| 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. | |
(1559) Kustaanheimo is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Turku on January 20, 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma .
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Finnish astronomer Paul Kustaanheimo .