(2180) Marjaleena

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Asteroid
(2180) Marjaleena
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0120  AU
eccentricity 0.0846
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7573 AU - 3.2667 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.234 °
Sidereal period 5.227 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.16 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 21 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.0 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Heikki A. Alikoski
Date of discovery September 8, 1940
Another name 1940 RJ, 1950 NQ 1 , 1970 JL
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.

(2180) Marjaleena is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 September 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Heikki A. Alikoski in Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the discoverer's daughter, Marjaleena Johnsson .

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