Lempo
47171 Lempo, or as a binary (47171) Lempo-Hiisi, is a trans-Neptunian object and trinary system from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost regions of the Solar System. It was discovered on 1 October 1999. The largest primary component of the triple system is named after Lempo from Finnish mythology.
The Russia Interior Ministry has recently been in the habit of sharing photos of its more attractive female officers on social media. Photograph by Mikhail Voskresenskiy
A photo of a Russian mounted policewoman has captured hearts in Japan, immediately going viral. Japanese internet users also fell head over heels a few years ago for the former chief prosecutor of Crimea.
Venus (attraction, beauty, love) square Eris (women wearing men's uniforms (sports players, women in the military, astronauts)). Pallas (horses) sextile Lempo (Finnish diety of love and fertility).
"I think I'm in love," one commenter wrote after images of the policewoman and her white horse were shared by a Japanese Twitter user, who has a large chunk of his content dedicated to the Russian military and police.
And her job is no walk in the park as one of the main duties of the mounted police is to provide security at mass public events, including rallies and football matches. Zima is likely to be extremely busy in the coming weeks, as the FIFA World Cup comes to Russia, with Moscow hosting more games at the event than the other host cities, including the opening match on June 14 and the final on July 15.
Discovery
1999 TC36/47171 Lempo is a trans-Neptunian object and trinary system from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost regions of the Solar System. It was discovered on 1 October 1999, by American astronomers Eric Rubenstein and Louis-Gregory Strolger during an observing run at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States.
It is classified as a plutino with a 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune, and, currently only being 30.5 AU from the Sun, is among the brighter TNOs. It reached perihelion in July 2015.
This minor planet was named after Lempo from Finnish mythology. Originally worshiped as the god of love and fertility, he was later depicted as devil, after Christianity came to Finland. Lempo brought down the hero Vainamoinen with the help of his two demon cohorts Hiisi and Paha. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 October 2017 (M.P.C. 106502). The trinary system's other two components, Paha and Hiisi, were discovered in 2001 and 2007, respectively, and later named after Lempo's two demon cohorts, Paha and Hiisi. The words "lempo" and "hiisi" are also used as very mild swear words in the Finnish language. "Piru" is a slightly stronger swear word. This is also work of Christians, they weren't originally bad words.
