(1947) Iso-Heikkilä

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Asteroid
(1947) Iso-Heikkilä
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.1554  AU
eccentricity 0.0312
Perihelion - aphelion 3.0571 AU - 3.2538 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.899 °
Sidereal period 5.605 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.77 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 29.44 km
Albedo 0.0976
Absolute brightness 11.304 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery March 4, 1935
Another name 1935 EA
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(1947) Iso-Heikkilä [ isoˌɦei̯kkilæ ] is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 March 1935 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Iso-Heikkilä farm , which was owned by the University of Turku and later became the site of the observatory. This asteroid is the first to be discovered there.

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