1453 Fennia

Fennia
Discovery and designation
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

    1. ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008.
    2. ↑ Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, Electronic Telegram No. 1150.

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