2091 Sampo

2091 Sampo, provisional designation 1941 HO, is a stony, slowly rotating asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on 26 April 1941. It was named after the wonder-object Sampo from Finnish mythology. It is mentioned in the national oral folklore and mythology epic, Kalevala, after which the minor planet 1454 Kalevala is named. Sampo was to produce every kind of fortune. When Kalevala and Pohjola (also see 3606 Pohjola) were fighting for its possession it broke into pieces.

2091 Sampo

2091 Sampo, provisional designation 1941 HO, is a stony, slowly rotating asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory on 26 April 1941. It was named after the wonder-object Sampo from Finnish mythology. It is mentioned in the national oral folklore and mythology epic, Kalevala, after which the minor planet 1454 Kalevala is named. Sampo was to produce every kind of fortune. When Kalevala and Pohjola (also see 3606 Pohjola) were fighting for its possession it broke into pieces.