(2820) Iisalmi

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Asteroid
(2820) Iisalmi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2290  AU
eccentricity 0.1624
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8670 AU - 2.5909 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.9452 °
Sidereal period 3,328 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.95 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.9 mag
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 8, 1942
Another name 1942 RU, 1929 WM, 1952 SH 1
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(2820) Iisalmi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 September 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Finnish city and municipality of Iisalmi .

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