22978 Nyrölä
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22978 Nyrölä is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1596.6944876 days (4.37 years).
The asteroid was discovered on November 14, 1999.
It was named after the Nyrölä Observatory
in Finland.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1596.6944876 days (4.37 years).
The asteroid was discovered on November 14, 1999.
It was named after the Nyrölä Observatory
Nyrölä Observatory
Nyrölä Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory in Finland. It is owned and operated by the astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius ry, and located in the countryside village of Nyrölä near Jyväskylä....
in Finland.