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2502 Nummela

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q149294

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2501 Lohja[4]
Followed by
2503 Liaoning[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.6, +11.88[18][19]
Albedo
+0.102[38]
Apoapsis
+3.587, +3.593020412219954[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+130.38655, +131.7119201050152[33][34]
Diameter
+18.975[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Yrjö Väisälä[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+14.82454, +14.34205650964668[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+56.17125, +165.1784674077659[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Nummela[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.22 (0.22–0.22, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+17.76447, +17.81992710784769[20][21]
Orbital period
+5.04, +1835.413318707382[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.2940117, +2.274486775902916[31][32]
Provisional designation
1933 GC, 1943 EO, 1943 FF, 1953 DG, 1971 SY3[8][9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
+14.3155[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9404047, +2.933753594061435[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
March 3, 1943[13]
Time of periapsis
+2460158.359002656[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nummela de (2502) Nummela el 2502 Νούμελα fa سیارک ۲۵۰۲ ru 1971 SY3 ru (2502) 1943 EO ru (2502) Нуммела ru Нуммела ru 1953 DG ru 1933 GC ru 1943 EO ru 1943 FF uk 2502 Нуммела zh 小行星2502
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7q9y
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002502
Minor Planet Center body ID
2502

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 17.76447 degree, 17.819927 degree
    Orbital period → 5.04 year, 1,835.413319 day
    Apoapsis → 3.587 astronomical unit, 3.59302 astronomical unit
    Follows → 2501 Lohja
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