2804 Yrjö

Summary

2804 Yrjö is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2804 Yrjö is credited with the discovery of Liisi Oterma^[3].
• 2804 Yrjö's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2804 Yrjö's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Yrjö Väisälä is named after 2804 Yrjö^[6].
• 2804 Yrjö's follows is recorded as Q150127^[7].
• 2804 Yrjö's followed by is recorded as Q150136^[8].
• 2804 Yrjö's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2804 Yrjö's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2804 Yrjö's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 HF^[11].
• 2804 Yrjö's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EK2^[12].
• 2804 Yrjö's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QD^[13].
• 2804 Yrjö's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QJ8^[14].
• 2804 Yrjö's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BY6^[15].
• 2804 Yrjö's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1941-04-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2804 Yrjö's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0463m6j^[17].
• 2804 Yrjö's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002804^[18].
• 2804 Yrjö's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[20].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0775459'}^[21].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07895946245069661'}^[22].
• 2804 Yrjö's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}^[23].
• 2804 Yrjö's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.31'}^[24].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.23169'}^[25].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.22093889424763'}^[26].
• 2804 Yrjö's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.23'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2804 Yrjö's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Yrjö Väisälä is named after 2804 Yrjö^[6].

Why It Matters

2804 Yrjö ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]