▁ ▁Diam eter ▁and ▁al bed o ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁surve ys ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Ak ari ▁satellite ▁and ▁the ▁NE OW I SE ▁mission ▁of ▁NASA ' s ▁W ide - field ▁Inf ra red ▁Survey ▁Explorer , ▁N urm ela ▁measures ▁between ▁ 6 . 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 0 . 3 1 ▁kilom eters ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁its ▁surface ▁has ▁an ▁al bed o ▁between ▁ 0 . 1 1 6 ▁and ▁ 0 . 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Coll abor ative ▁Ast ero id ▁Light cur ve ▁Link ▁assumes ▁a ▁standard ▁al bed o ▁for ▁carbon ace ous ▁astero ids ▁of ▁ 0 . 0 5 7 ▁and ▁calcul ates ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 6 4 ▁kilom eters ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁absolute ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 1 2 . 9 . ▁ ▁N aming ▁▁ ▁This ▁minor ▁planet ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁academ ician ▁Ta uno ▁Kal er vo ▁N urm ela ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁some ▁time ▁professor ▁of ▁Roman ic ▁phil ology ▁and ▁later ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Tur ku . ▁The ▁official ▁naming ▁c itation ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁( ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ast ero id ▁Light cur ve ▁Database ▁( LC DB ), ▁query ▁form ▁( info ) ▁ ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Names , ▁Google ▁books