(3606) Pohjola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Pohjola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pohjola is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3606 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 SF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.89 km (#5,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Rotation period | 5.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1939
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- (1391) Carelia
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- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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