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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Vaisala, Y. |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | February 12, 1939 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1541 |
| Named after | Estonia |
| Alternate name(s) | 1939 CK |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9538493 |
| Peri | 2.5833083 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0669190 |
| Orbital period | 1682.6111208 |
| Mean anomaly | 343.11763 |
| Inclination | 4.88240 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 1.54670 |
| Argument of peri | 188.73299 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.1434 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.20 |
1541 Estonia (1939 CK) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1939 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku. It was named after the country of Estonia.
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