(3897) Louhi

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Asteroid
(3897) Louhi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6920  AU
eccentricity 0.1586
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2651 AU - 3.1189 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.0792 °
Sidereal period 4,417 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.15 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Yrjö Väisälä
Date of discovery September 8, 1942
Another name 1942 RT, 1969 VG 2 , 1973 TN
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(3897) Louhi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 September 1942 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.

The origin of the name: Louhi

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