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7912 Lapovok

asteroid
Place asteroid Q779795

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
7911 Carlpilcher[4]
Followed by
7913 Parfenov[5]
Absolute magnitude
14.3 (14.1–14.3, n=3)[15][16][17]
Albedo
+0.067[36]
Apoapsis
+2.761, +2.761117667149369[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+274.04524, +274.4439626071903[31][32]
Diameter
+7.701[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Nikolai Chernykh[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+26.24357, +26.13085531918297[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+261.92929, +160.4676162378651[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Yakov Lapovok[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+0.93953, +0.9377243611488173[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.82, +1397.652687889304[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1260055, +2.131754699888764[29][30]
Provisional designation
1978 PO3, 1986 UN[8][9]
Rotation period
+23.3[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4436889, +2.446436183519066[25][26]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
August 8, 1978[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460377.5055690166[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en 7912 Lapovok en Lapovok de (7912) Lapovok fa سیارک ۷۹۱۲ ru 1986 UN ru 1978 PO3 ru (7912) 1978 PO3 ru Lapovok uk 7912 Лаповок zh 小行星7912
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y717k
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007912
Minor Planet Center body ID
7912

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Nikolai Chernykh
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
7913 Parfenov
Followed by (predecessor) 1
7913 Parfenov
Follows 1
7911 Carlpilcher
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
7911 Carlpilcher
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
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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.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 2d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.93953'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.9377243611488173'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.761'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.761117667149369'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Nikolai Chernykh
    Site of astronomical discovery → Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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