2973 Paola

Summary

2973 Paola is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2973 Paola is credited with the discovery of Sylvain Arend^[3].
• 2973 Paola's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2973 Paola's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Queen Paola of Belgium is named after 2973 Paola^[6].
• 2973 Paola followed Q150459^[7].
• 2973 Paola was followed by Q582715^[8].
• 2973 Paola's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2973 Paola's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2973 Paola's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 AJ^[11].
• 2973 Paola's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 AQ^[12].
• 2973 Paola's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UQ4^[13].
• 2973 Paola's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 YB1^[14].
• 2973 Paola's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-01-10T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2973 Paola's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[16].
• 2973 Paola's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2973 Paola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 2973 Paola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1519450'}^[19].
• 2973 Paola's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1535232830943468'}^[20].
• 2973 Paola's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[21].
• 2973 Paola's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.18'}^[22].
• 2973 Paola's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.55547'}^[23].
• 2973 Paola's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.555150353450036'}^[24].
• 2973 Paola's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.88'}^[25].
• 2973 Paola's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1415.954786355423'}^[26].
• 2973 Paola's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+24.0'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2973 Paola's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Queen Paola of Belgium is named after 2973 Paola^[6].

Why It Matters

2973 Paola has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]