(2464) Nordenskiöld
Asteroid (2464) Nordenskiöld |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1651 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2135 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4892 AU - 3.8409 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.8576 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,631 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.74 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 17.2 km |
Albedo | 0.1496 |
Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | January 19, 1939 |
Another name | 1939 BF, 1939 CP, 1971 SY 2 |
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. |
(2464) Nordenskiöld is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19th January 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld , who was born in Finland .