(1656) Suomi
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Asteroid (1656) Suomi |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 1.8776 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1233 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.646 AU - 2.1092 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25.066 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2.573 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 21.74 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.86 km |
| Albedo | 0.1556 |
| Rotation period | 2.59 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12,659 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | March 11, 1942 |
| Another name | 1942 EC, 1955 HL |
| 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. | |
(1656) Suomi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 March 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is the Finnish name for Finland as a reminder of the explorer's homeland.