Discovered by Y. Väisälä MPC designation 1391 Carelia Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 16 February 1936 Spectral type S-type asteroid Named after Karelia Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 16 February 1936 Alternative names 1936 DA · 1949 MR Observation arc 79.98 yr (29212 days) Orbits Sun Discoverer Yrjö Väisälä Discovery site Iso-Heikkilä Observatory | |
1391 Carelia, provisionally designated 1936 DA, is a stony main-belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.13 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.164 and an orbital period of 1,486 days (4.07 years). It has an average orbital speed of 18.6 km/s and an inclination of 7.59 degrees to the ecliptic.
The S-type asteroid was discovered on February 16, 1936, at the Finnish Turku Observatory by Yrjö Väisälä.
It is named after the Karelia region in northeastern Europe between the Gulf of Finland and the Russian White Sea.
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