(2454) Olaus Magnus

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Asteroid
(2454) Olaus Magnus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Matterania family
Major semi-axis 2.2518  AU
eccentricity 0.2024
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7961 AU - 2.7074 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.7302 °
Sidereal period 3,379 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 21, 1941
Another name 1941 SS, 1968 QQ, 1975 XV
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(2454) Olaus Magnus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 September 1941 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the Swedish clergyman and cartographer Olaus Magnus .

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