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Wirtanen
Virtanen or Wirtanen may refer to: *Virtanen (surname), a surname * 46P/Wirtanen, a comet *1449 Virtanen, an asteroid *Virtanen (crater), a lunar crater *Virtanen, a cocktail with Koskenkorva Viina Koskenkorva Viina (also known simply as Koskenkorva or ''Kossu'') is a traditional clear spirit drink (38%) in Finland, produced by Anora Group at the Koskenkorva distillery in Ilmajoki and bottled in Rajamäki, Nurmijärvi. The grain (barle ... See also *'' B. Virtanen'', Finnish comic strip {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46P/Wirtanen
46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period 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, but an inability to meet the launch window caused ''Rosetta'' to be sent to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko instead. It belongs to the Jupiter family of comets, all of which have aphelia between 5 and 6 AU. Its diameter is estimated at . In December 2019, astronomers reported capturing an outburst of the comet in substantial detail by the TESS space telescope. Discovery 46P/Wirtanen was discovered photographically on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen. The plate was exposed on January 15 during a stellar proper motion survey for the Lick Observatory. Due to a limited number of initial observations, it took more than a year to recognize this object as a short-period comet. Perihelion passages The July 2013 perihelion passage was not favorable, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtanen (surname)
Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen) is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, meaning "river"), where it is the second most common surname."Most common surnames" (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu Notable people with the surname include: * Antti Virtanen (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player * (1895–1973), Finnish chemist and Nobel laureate * Aulis Virtanen (1926–2006), Finnish sports journalist * |
1449 Virtanen
1449 Virtanen, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9.2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 February 1938, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland, and named for Finnish biochemist Artturi Virtanen. Description ''Virtanen'' is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest collisional populations of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,210 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 7 ° with respect to the ecliptic. In 1928, ''Virtanen'' was first identified as at Heidelberg, extending the body's observation arc by 10 years prior to its official discovery at Turku. Physical characteristics In the Tholen taxonomy, ''Virtanen'' is classified as a common S-type asteroid. Lightcurves ''Virtanen''s first rotational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtanen (crater)
Virtanen is a lunar impact 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. This crater has a nearly circular rim, with a relatively narrow inner wall and a small rise near the interior midpoint. A small crater Virtanen F near the eastern rim lies at the focus of a small ray system that covers much of Virtanen and its surroundings. The rays are wispy in nature and somewhat asymmetrical, with the distribution being much more expansive to the west. At the origin of the rays is a bright patch of higher-albedo surface. The crater lies within the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin The Freundlich-Sharonov Basin is a Pre-Nectarian impact basin on the far side of the moon. It is named after the younger craters Freundlich near the northwest margin and Sharonov near the southwest margin. It lies east of Mare Moscoviense basi .... Satellite craters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koskenkorva Viina
Koskenkorva Viina (also known simply as Koskenkorva or ''Kossu'') is a traditional clear spirit drink (38%) in Finland, produced by Anora Group at the Koskenkorva distillery in Ilmajoki and bottled in Rajamäki, Nurmijärvi. The grain (barley) alcohol is produced using 200-step continuous distillation designed to produce high-purity industrial ethanol. The drink is produced by diluting this alcohol with spring water and a very small amount of sugar. Although commonly called a vodka in English, in Finland it is not called a "vodka", but ''viina'' (see brännvin), although the word "vodka" is found in the label due to EU regulations. Koskenkorva Vodka is the same beverage (but with 40% or 60% alcohol instead of the traditional 38%) intended for foreign markets. Besides the standard 38% near-unflavored there are several variants of Koskenkorva on the market, most notably the famous Salmiakki Koskenkorva, better known as Salmiakkikossu or Salmari, which is salmiakki-flavored. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
