(2737) Kotka
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Asteroid (2737) Kotka |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7486 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1947 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2134 AU - 3.2839 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.7988 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,557 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.97 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 13 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | February 22, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 DU, 1927 TG, 1952 HC 1 |
| 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. | |
(2737) Kotka is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Finnish city and municipality of Kotka .