1559 Kustaanheimo
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A three-dimensional model of 1559 Kustaanheimo based on its light curve.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | L. Oterma |
Discovery site | Turku |
Discovery date | January 20, 1942 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1559 |
1942 BF | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 2.7101972 |
Perihelion | 2.0716288 |
Eccentricity | 0.1335407 |
1350.3430040 | |
294.10928 | |
Inclination | 3.20082 |
328.10654 | |
215.49134 | |
Physical characteristics | |
4.286 ± 0.003 hours[1] | |
11.9 | |
1559 Kustaanheimo (1942 BF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 20, 1942, by L. Oterma at Turku. The discoverer named it after Finnish astronomer Paul Kustaanheimo.
The light curve of 1559 Kustaanheimo shows a periodicity of 4.286 ± 0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.25 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[1]
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