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2379 Heiskanen

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q148842

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2378 Pannekoek[4]
Followed by
2380 Heilongjiang[5]
Absolute magnitude
+10.9, +11.05[27][28]
Albedo
+0.07[47]
Apoapsis
+4.038, +4.039827033096508[38][39]
Argument of periapsis
+176.84634, +176.4955825376053[42][43]
Asteroid spectral type
C-type asteroid[22]
Diameter
+33.157[46]
Discoverer or inventor
Yrjö Väisälä[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[48]
Longitude of ascending node
+151.33930, +151.2583057677599[34][35]
Mean anomaly
+170.56470, +301.1084803605918[44][45]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.28 (0.28–0.28, n=3)[24][25][26]
Orbital inclination
+0.46925, +0.4705928769644798[29][30]
Orbital period
+5.63, +2059.907038916279[31][32]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.2888800, +2.296867794092755[40][41]
Provisional designation
1935 QD1, 1941 ST, 1953 VL, 1953 XT, 1964 RD, 1965 YD, 1966 BH, 1970 RM, 1971 YA, 1974 FR, 1975 NK, 1976 US5, 2010 VT27[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Rotation period
+3.76[33]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1635786, +3.168347413594632[36][37]
Significant event
naming[23]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 21, 1941[21]
Time of periapsis
+2461337.475155105
🏷️ Also known as
en Heiskanen de (2379) Heiskanen el 2379 Χέισκανεν fa سیارک ۲۳۷۹ ru 1953 XT ru 1964 RD ru 1965 YD ru 1970 RM ru 1971 YA ru 1974 FR ru 1975 NK ru 1976 US5 ru 2010 VT27 ru (2379) 1941 ST ru 1966 BH ru 1935 QD1 ru 1941 ST ru 1953 VL uk 2379 Хейсканен zh 小行星2379
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y3h4g
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002379
Minor Planet Center body ID
2379

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Asteroid spectral type → C-type asteroid
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Rotation period → 3.76 hour
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 3.163579 astronomical unit, 3.168347 astronomical unit
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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