Global Information1740 Paavo Nurmi information
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. Väisälä |
| Discovery site | Turku Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 October 1939 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1740) Paavo Nurmi |
Named after | Paavo Nurmi (Sports Legend)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1939 UA · 1933 DD 1951 YO2 · 1954 NC 1966 TA |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 77.13 yr (28,172 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9385 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9947 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.4666 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1913 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.87 yr (1,415 days) |
Mean anomaly | 43.639° |
Mean motion | 0° 15m 15.84s / day |
| Inclination | 1.9994° |
Longitude of ascending node | 296.10° |
Argument of perihelion | 78.724° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.762±0.150 km[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.046±0.006[3] |
Spectral type | Tholen = F[1] B–V = 0.613[1] U–B = 0.194[1] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24[1] |
1740 Paavo Nurmi, provisional designation 1939 UA, is rare-type asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 18 October 1939, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland.[4] It was named after Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi.[2]
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