(2096) Vaino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Named for Vainamoinen, an old and wise magician, a central figure in Finnish folklore and Kalevala. This minor planet also honors Vaino Vaisala, brother of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC 5451), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vaino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vaino is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2096 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,452 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 5.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 0.993° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.861 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 October 1939
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- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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