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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Y. Vaisala |
| Discovery date | October 18, 1939 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Paavo Nurmi |
| Alternate name(s) | 1939 UA |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 439.399 Gm (2.937 AU) |
| Perihelion | 298.433 Gm (1.995 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 368.916 Gm (2.466 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Orbital period | 1414.496 d (3.87 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.79 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 131.652° |
| Inclination | 2.001° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 296.220° |
| Argument of perihelion | 78.711° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Sidereal rotation period |
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| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
| Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| Albedo | 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~177 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
1740 Paavo Nurmi is a minor planet. It was discovered by Y. Vaisala on October 18, 1939 in Turku, Finland. It is named for famed Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, who won nine Olympic gold medals.
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