(1699) Honkasalo
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Asteroid (1699) Honkasalo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2111 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1656 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8451 AU - 2.5772 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.973 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,288 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.10 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | August 26, 1941 |
| Another name | 1941 QD, 1931 PE, 1934 KC |
| 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. | |
(1699) Honkasalo is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 26, 1941 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .
The asteroid was named after the Finnish mathematician and student of the explorer Tauno Bruno Honkasalo .