(2479) Sodankyla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1942 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Sodankyla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sodankyla is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2479 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 CB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.44 km (#8,318 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Rotation period | 26.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 2.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.941 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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