2479 Sodankylä

Summary

2479 Sodankylä is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2479 Sodankylä is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 2479 Sodankylä's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2479 Sodankylä's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Sodankylä is named after 2479 Sodankylä^[6].
• 2479 Sodankylä's follows is recorded as Q731393^[7].
• 2479 Sodankylä's followed by is recorded as Q149176^[8].
• 2479 Sodankylä's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2479 Sodankylä's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2479 Sodankylä's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 DD^[11].
• 2479 Sodankylä's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 EQ^[12].
• 2479 Sodankylä's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 CB^[13].
• 2479 Sodankylä's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 DK^[14].
• 2479 Sodankylä's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1942-02-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2479 Sodankylä's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g2ry7^[16].
• 2479 Sodankylä's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002479^[17].
• 2479 Sodankylä's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[19].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1965518'}^[20].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.194787207398631'}^[21].
• 2479 Sodankylä's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 2479 Sodankylä's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.09'}^[23].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.91434'}^[24].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.908619641350985'}^[25].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.69'}^[26].
• 2479 Sodankylä's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1349.28693353477'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2479 Sodankylä's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sodankylä is named after 2479 Sodankylä^[6].

Why It Matters

2479 Sodankylä ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 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]