Inclination: 4.87
Eccentricity: 0.069
Period: 4.605 years
AU 2.768
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
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Named in honor of the country south of Finland, formerly populated by the Finno-Ugric tribe of Esthonians on the east shores of the Baltic. Since 1991 Estonia is again an independent state. (M 1350) _ _.
Country in Europe.
Discovered on 12-2-1939 in Turku by Vaisala, Y. | ||
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| 24-02-1918 | Republic of Estonia founded. Asteroid Estonia conjunct Sun. |
| 04-04-1949 | NATO founded. (Estonia was invited to NATO on Prague summit.) Asteroid Estonia conjunct asteroid Praha. |
| 28-09-1994 | The ferry M/S "Estonia" sunk en route from Tallinn to Stockholm. Asteroid Estonia conjunct Sun. |
| 25-05-2002 | Eurovison song contest was first time held in Estonia. Asteroid Estonia conjunct Sun. |
| 08-06-2002 | The US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited Estonia. Asteroid Estonia conjunct asteroid Washingtonia. |
| 20-06-2003 | First Estonian soldiers were sent to Iraq. Asteroid Estonia conjunct asteroid Irakli. |
| 26-03-2006 | President of Estonia Lennart Meri was buried. Asteroid Estonia conjunct Sun. |
| 25-02-2003 | Scandal about "Concordia" university in Estonia manifests. Asteroid Estonia opposite asteroid Concordia. |
| 24-03-2003 | General Secretary of NATO and Estonian prime minister met. Asteroid Estonia conjunct asteroid Roberta. |