(2479) Sodankylä
Asteroid (2479) Sodankylä |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3877 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1980 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9149 AU - 2.8605 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.9211 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,690 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.28 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | February 6, 1942 |
Another name | 1942 CB, 1931 DD, 1931 EQ |
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. |
(2479) Sodankylä is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6 February 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
It is named after the Finnish community Sodankylä .