Virtanen
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Virtanen or Wirtanen may refer to:
- Virtanen (surname)Virtanen (surname)Virtanen is a surname originating in Finland , where it is the second most common surname.-List persons with the surname:*Antti Virtanen , Finnish ice hockey player...
- 46P/Wirtanen46P/Wirtanen46P/Wirtanen is a small short-periodic comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. It was the original target for close investigation by the Rosetta spacecraft, planned by the European Space Agency. It belongs to the Jupiter family of comets, all of which have aphelia between 5 and 6 AU. Its...
, a comet - 1449 Virtanen1449 Virtanen1449 Virtanen is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1210.0044377 days . It was discovered on February 20, 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä at Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finland. It is named after the Finnish chemist Artturi Ilmari Virtanen.-References:...
, an asteroid - Virtanen (crater)Virtanen (crater)Virtanen is a lunar crater that is located to the northeast of the larger crater Sharonov, and to the east of Anderson. Virtanen lies on the far side of the Moon, and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth....
, a lunar crater - Virtanen, a cocktail with Koskenkorva ViinaKoskenkorva ViinaKoskenkorva Viina is the most common clear spirit drink in Finland, produced by Altia in the Koskenkorva distillery in Ilmajoki and bottled in Rajamäki....