1740 Paavo Nurmi
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. Väisälä |
| Discovery site | Turku Observatory |
| Discovery date | 18 October 1939 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1740 Paavo Nurmi |
Named after |
Paavo Nurmi (Sports Legend)[2] |
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1939 UA · 1933 DD 1951 YO2 · 1954 NC 1966 TA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 75.59 yr (27,611 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9375 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9947 AU |
| 2.4661 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1911 |
| 3.87 yr (1,415 days) | |
| 199.96° | |
| Inclination | 1.9996° |
| 296.11° | |
| 78.815° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.9970 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
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B–V = 0.613 U–B = 0.194 Tholen = F [1] | |
| 13.24 | |
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1740 Paavo Nurmi, provisional designation 1939 UA, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on 18 October 1939.[3]
The asteroid has a F-type spectrum, a rare subtype of the common carbonaceous asteroids of the outer main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,415 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is tilted by 2 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. Little is known about the asteroids size, albedo and rotation period, despite having a well-observed orbit with the lowest possible uncertainty parameter of "0" and an observation arc that spans over a period of more than 75 years.[1]
It is named for famed Turku-born Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, also known as The Flying Finn, who won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 official world records at distances between 1,500 metres and 20 kilometres.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1740 Paavo Nurmi (1939 UA)" (2015-05-12 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1740) Paavo Nurmi. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 138. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1740 Paavo Nurmi (1939 UA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1740 Paavo Nurmi at the JPL Small-Body Database
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