1659 Punkaharju

Summary

1659 Punkaharju is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1659 Punkaharju is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1659 Punkaharju's image is recorded as 1659Punkaharju (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 1659 Punkaharju's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1659 Punkaharju's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[6].
• Punkaharju is named after 1659 Punkaharju^[7].
• 1659 Punkaharju's follows is recorded as Q141990^[8].
• 1659 Punkaharju's followed by is recorded as Q142021^[9].
• 1659 Punkaharju's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1659 Punkaharju's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 QB^[12].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 EB^[13].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 YL^[14].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1944 RE^[15].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EG^[16].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 NH^[17].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 KO^[18].
• 1659 Punkaharju's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 TS1^[19].
• 1659 Punkaharju's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1940-12-28T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1659 Punkaharju's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y822j^[21].
• 1659 Punkaharju's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001659^[22].
• 1659 Punkaharju's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[23].
• 1659 Punkaharju's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 1659 Punkaharju's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}^[25].
• 1659 Punkaharju's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2592236'}^[26].
• 1659 Punkaharju's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2606044501876098'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1659 Punkaharju's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Punkaharju is named after 1659 Punkaharju^[7].

Why It Matters

1659 Punkaharju ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]