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2815 Soma

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q530900

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2814 Vieira[4]
Followed by
2816 Pien[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.7, +12.82[18][19]
Albedo
+0.365[38]
Apoapsis
+2.609, +2.609382276970941[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+237.74787, +237.6504547012816[33][34]
Diameter
+6.641[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+119.81417, +119.7774022467023[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+345.46075, +334.4670893042732[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Soma cube[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.17–0.17, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+5.70537, +5.704889144945435[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.34, +1218.912116206552[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8570536, +1.8568980047693[31][32]
Provisional designation
1955 MH, 1970 AC, 1974 DL, 1979 XB1, 1982 RL[8][9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
+2.73325[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2329035, +2.233140140870121[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
September 15, 1982[13]
Time of periapsis
+2461086.9510394693[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Soma en 2815 Soma de (2815) Soma el 2815 Σόμα fa سیارک ۲۸۱۵ ja ソーマ ru (2815) Зома ru Зома ru 1974 DL ru 1955 MH ru 1970 AC ru 1979 XB1 ru 1982 RL ru (2815) 1982 RL uk 2815 Сома zh 小行星2815
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ygprm
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002815
Minor Planet Center body ID
2815

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.232903 astronomical unit, 2.23314 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.34 year, 1,218.912116 day
    Albedo → 0.365
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