(2486) Metsahovi
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Asteroid (2486) Metsahovi |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2683 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0800 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0869 AU - 2.4497 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.4058 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.416 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.78 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | March 22, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 FY, 1961 TZ, 1970 FE |
| 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. | |
(2486) Metsähovi is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered in Turku on March 22, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä .
The asteroid bears the name of the Finnish observatory Metsähovi .