Rafael_Suvanto

Rafael Suvanto

Rafael Suvanto

Finnish astronomer

Rafael Suvanto (June 28, 1909 in Turku – March 9, 1940 in Kärstilänjärvi)[1] was a Finnish astronomer.

Suvanto was the assistant of Yrjö Väisälä. He died in the Winter War. His rank was lieutenant.[2]

The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the asteroid 1927 Suvanto, dedicated to him posthumously, carried out on March 18, 1936.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sotasampo". www.sotasampo.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. [2]
    "Sotasampo". www.sotasampo.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. [3]
    "Minor Planet Center". Minor Planet Center. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Rafael_Suvanto, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.