2397 Lappajärvi

Summary

2397 Lappajärvi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2397 Lappajärvi is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Lappajärvi is named after 2397 Lappajärvi^[6].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's follows is recorded as Q682305^[7].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's followed by is recorded as Q148894^[8].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 AF^[11].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 DV^[12].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 QG^[13].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 LF1^[14].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GK4^[15].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 PR^[16].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 CF1^[17].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 FS^[18].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-02-22T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043l208^[20].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002397^[21].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[23].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1786796'}^[24].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1745232263376889'}^[25].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}^[26].
• 2397 Lappajärvi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.13'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2397 Lappajärvi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Lappajärvi is named after 2397 Lappajärvi^[6].

Why It Matters

2397 Lappajärvi ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]