(4181) Kivi

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Asteroid
(4181) Kivi
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
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(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 .

See also