2912 Lapalma

Summary

2912 Lapalma is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2912 Lapalma is credited with the discovery of Liisi Oterma^[3].
• 2912 Lapalma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2912 Lapalma's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• La Palma is named after 2912 Lapalma^[6].
• 2912 Lapalma followed Q150336^[7].
• 2912 Lapalma was followed by Q150348^[8].
• 2912 Lapalma's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2912 Lapalma's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 DM^[11].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 EN^[12].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AJ2^[13].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 CB^[14].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YJ^[15].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BG^[16].
• 2912 Lapalma's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 DY5^[17].
• 2912 Lapalma's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1942-02-18T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2912 Lapalma's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[19].
• 2912 Lapalma's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2912 Lapalma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[21].
• 2912 Lapalma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0708466'}^[22].
• 2912 Lapalma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07007021938335793'}^[23].
• 2912 Lapalma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[24].
• 2912 Lapalma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.86'}^[25].
• 2912 Lapalma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.27620'}^[26].
• 2912 Lapalma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.282045413251373'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2912 Lapalma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

La Palma is named after 2912 Lapalma^[6].

Why It Matters

2912 Lapalma has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]