(2501) Lohja
Asteroid (2501) Lohja |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4220 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1962 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.94682 AU - 2.8971 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.3040 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 10.9340 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 229.7394 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,769 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.14 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
Rotation period | 3.8084 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.08 mag |
Spectral class | A. |
history | |
Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
Date of discovery | April 14, 1942 |
Another name | 1942 GD , 1931 MD, 1935 OG, 1938 DX, 1953 EW 1 , 1957 FC, 1969 PU, 1972 GE 2 , 1973 SZ 5 , 1974 YF, 1976 JS 8 , 1979 BQ, 1981 UF, 3110 T-3, A912 JD |
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. |
(2501) Lohja is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on April 14, 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma in Turku .
The asteroid is reminiscent of the Finnish municipality and city of Lohja .
See also
Web links
- (2501) Lohja in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2501) Lohja in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (2501) Lohja according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)