- 1740 Paavo Nurmi
Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=1740 Paavo Nurmi
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=Y. Vaisala
discovered=October 18 ,1939
alt_names=1939 UA
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=December 31 ,2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=368.916 Gm (2.466 AU)
perihelion=298.433 Gm (1.995 AU)
aphelion=439.399 Gm (2.937 AU)
eccentricity=0.191
period=1414.496 d (3.87 a)
inclination=2.001°
asc_node=296.220°
arg_peri=78.711°
mean_anomaly=131.652°
avg_speed=18.79 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=? km
mass=?e|? kg
density=? g/cm³
surface_grav=? m/s²
escape_velocity=? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=13.24
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~177 K1740 Paavo Nurmi is a
minor planet . It was discovered byY. Vaisala onOctober 18 1939 inTurku ,Finland . It is named for famed Finnish distance runnerPaavo Nurmi , who won nine Olympic gold medals.ee also
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List of asteroids/1001–2000 External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1740 JPL Small-Body Database Browser]
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