1928 Summa

1928 Summa
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Y. Väisälä
Discovery site Turku Observatory
Discovery date 21 September 1938
Designations
MPC designation 1928 Summa
Named after
Finnish village (Battle of Summa)[2]
1938 SO · 1969 PA
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 77.47 yr (28295 days)
Aphelion 2.9793 AU (445.70 Gm)
Perihelion 1.9736 AU (295.25 Gm)
2.4764 AU (370.46 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20305
3.90 yr (1423.4 d)
306.21°
 15m 10.476s / day
Inclination 4.5755°
180.42°
157.88°
Earth MOID 0.96366 AU (144.161 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.41129 AU (360.724 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.448
Physical characteristics
6.8549 h (0.28562 d)
B–V = 1.010
12.68

    1928 Summa, provisional designation 1938 SO, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1938 by Y. Väisälä at Turku Observatory.[1] Its light curve was measured by Richard Binzel and shows a period of 6.8549±0.0006 h and amplitude of 0.18±0.01 mag.[3]

    The asteroid is named after the village on the Karelian Isthmus, where the Battle of Summa took place during the Finnish Winter War (1939–1940).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1928 Summa (1938 SO)" (2015-05-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1928) Summa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. "Asteroid light curve 01928 (Summa)". Hills Observatory. Retrieved October 2015.
    • Binzel, R.P. (1987) Icarus 72, 135-208.

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