1453 Fennia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Vaisala, Y. |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | March 8, 1938 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1453 |
|
Named after
|
Finland |
| 1938 ED1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.9503788 |
| Perihelion | 1.8438228 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0280839 |
| 954.4079583 | |
| 230.23565 | |
| Inclination | 23.67139 |
| 7.14211 | |
| 254.81753 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.2494 | |
| 12.83 | |
1453 Fennia (provisional designation: 1938 ED1) is an inner main belt asteroid. It was discovered on March 8, 1938, by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finland. The asteroid's name is the Latin word for Finland.[1]
In 2007, a team of astronomers made photometric observations of Fennia, and discovered that it is orbited by a moon. The moon is at least a quarter the size of Fennia itself, and has an orbital period of approximately 23 hours. The team also found that Fennia has a rotation period of 4.4 hours and is likely spheroidal in shape.[2]
References
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008.
- ↑ Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, Electronic Telegram No. 1150.
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