(2091) Sampo
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Asteroid (2091) Sampo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0136 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0640 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8208 AU - 3.2064 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.373 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.232 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 30.48 km |
| Albedo | 0.1582 |
| Rotation period | 71.3 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,482 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | April 26, 1941 |
| Another name | 1941 HO, 1931 MG, 1938 UF 1 |
| 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. | |
(2091) Sampo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 April 1941 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is chosen after the magical artifact Sampo , which is mentioned in the Finnish national epic Kalevala . According to legend, the artifact should be able to create any kind of happiness.