(2243) Lonnrot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1941 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Lonnrot is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lonnrot is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2243
Provisional designation1941 SA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.63 km (#6,043 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.180
Rotation period3.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.54
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination6.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.805 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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