(2512) Tavastia
Asteroid (2512) Tavastia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Matterania family |
Major semi-axis | 2.2437 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1208 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9727 AU - 2.5147 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.3846 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,361 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.88 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 11.79 km |
Albedo | 0.1057 |
Absolute brightness | 12.70 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | April 3, 1940 |
Another name | 1940 GG, 1977 FW, 1975 VP 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. |
(2512) Tavastia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1940 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Finnish region of Tawastland .