(3606) Pohjola
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Asteroid (3606) Pohjola |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6056 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2302 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0059 AU - 3.2054 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.3977 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,206 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.45 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | September 19, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 SF, 1973 WO, 1985 LE |
| 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. | |
(3606) Pohjola is an asteroid of the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, which was discovered on September 19, 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in Turku .
The name of the asteroid was chosen from Finnish mythology after the location of Pohjola .