3212 Agricola

3212 Agricola
Discovery [1]
Discovered byY. Väisälä
Discovery siteTurku Obs.
Discovery date19 February 1938
Designations
(3212) Agricola
Pronunciation/əˈɡrɪkələ/[2]
Named after
Mikael Agricola (reformer)[3]
1938 DH2 · 1982 BB2
main-belt · Flora [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc78.37 yr (28,626 days)
Aphelion2.5980 AU
Perihelion1.9148 AU
2.2564 AU
Eccentricity0.1514
3.39 yr (1,238 days)
180.14°
0° 17m 26.88s / day
Inclination7.8102°
109.97°
35.064°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.442±0.287 km[5][6]
5.41 km (calculated)[4]
9 h[a]
0.24 (assumed)[4]
0.391±0.070[5][6]
S [4]
13.6[1] · 13.4[5] · 13.38±0.52[7] · 13.5[4]

3212 Agricola, provisional designation 1938 DH2, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 km (3.1 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland, on 19 February 1938, and named after reformer Mikael Agricola.[8]

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