Discovered by Y. Vaisala Minor planet category main-belt Orbits Sun Discovery site Iso-Heikkilä Observatory Moon S/2007 (2486) 1 | Discovery date 22 March 1939 Discovered 22 March 1939 Discoverer Yrjö Väisälä Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
MPC designation 2486 Metsahovi (1939 FY) Named after farm near HelsinkiMetsähovi Radio Obs. Alternative names 1939 FY · 1961 TZ1970 FE · 1970 GN1975 WC · 1978 SW2 Similar 1338 Duponta, Asteroid belt, 1089 Tama, Solar System, 283 Emma | ||
2486 Metsähovi is a main belt, binary asteroid with an orbital period of 1,248 days (3.42 years). It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on March 22, 1939.
Named for a donated farm near Helsinki, where various institutes have established their observing stations: the Finnish Geodetic Institute for space geodesy, the University of Helsinki for astrophysics, and the Helsinki University of Technology for radio astronomy. (Also see Metsähovi Radio Observatory).
Satellite
A moon was discovered in 2006 from lightcurve observations and announced in 2007.
References
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