1656 Suomi

1656 Suomi, provisional designation 1942 EC, is a stony asteroid in the asteroid belt classified as a Mars-crosser, about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on March 11, 1942. The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.6–2.1 AU once every 2.57 years (940 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.12 and is tilted by 25 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 2.583 hours and an albedo of 0.156. As with 1453 Fennia, it is named after Finland, Suomi being the Finnish word for Finland.

1656 Suomi

1656 Suomi, provisional designation 1942 EC, is a stony asteroid in the asteroid belt classified as a Mars-crosser, about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on March 11, 1942. The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.6–2.1 AU once every 2.57 years (940 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.12 and is tilted by 25 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 2.583 hours and an albedo of 0.156. As with 1453 Fennia, it is named after Finland, Suomi being the Finnish word for Finland.