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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Oterma[1] | |||||||||
| Discovery date | 16 October 1941[1] | |||||||||
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Designations
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| Named after | T. J. Kukkamäki | |||||||||
| Aphelion | 2.5823828[1] | |||||||||
| Perihelion | 2.3802708[1] | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.4813268[1] | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.0407266[1] | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 3.91 y[1] | |||||||||
| Inclination | 3.27328[1] | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 351.28376[1] | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.07[1] | |||||||||
2159 Kukkamäki is an asteroid named after Finnish geodesist Tauno Johannes Kukkamäki (1909–1997).[2]
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