2159 Kukkamäki
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2159 Kukkamäki is an asteroid
named after Finnish
geodesist Tauno Johannes Kukkamäki (1909–1997).
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...
named after Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
geodesist Tauno Johannes Kukkamäki (1909–1997).