(4181) Kivi
Asteroid (4181) Kivi |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6110 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1324 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2652 AU - 2.9567 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.3818 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,219 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 20.26 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
Date of discovery | February 24, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 DK 1 , 1980 EK, 1988 BO |
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. |
(4181) Kivi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 February 1938 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Finnish national poet Aleksis Kivi .