1659 Punkaharju
1659 Punkaharju, provisional designation , is a stony Postremian asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 December 1940, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland. It is named for the municipality of Punkaharju.
Q3863
asteroid
Concept
Q2179
asteroid belt
Concept
Q320056
Yrjö Väisälä
PER
Q2976682
Turku Observatory
LOC
Q428113
Punkaharju
LOC
Q142006
1659 Punkaharju
CEL
1940-12-28T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
28 December 1940
DATE
+1659^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1659
NUMBER
+30^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
30
NUMBER
instance of
minor planet group
discoverer or inventor
site of astronomical discovery
time of discovery or invention
named after