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8347 Lallaward

asteroid
Place asteroid Q1336682

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
(8346) 1987 DW6[5]
Followed by
8348 Bhattacharyya[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.7, +13.96[15][16]
Albedo
+0.219[34]
Apoapsis
+2.773, +2.770968235811495[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+341.29177, +340.2171320168463[29][30]
Diameter
+5.406[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+312.85138, +312.7955289364604[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+243.56478, +103.4529719235022[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Lalla Ward[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.09, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+1.05092, +1.050166270601968[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.09, +1492.483116902166[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.3377759, +2.340794202896495[27][28]
Provisional designation
1987 HK[9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5555897, +2.555881219353995[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
April 21, 1987[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460571.606072252[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8347 Lallaward en Lallaward de 1987 HK de (8347) Lallaward fa سیارک ۸۳۴۷ ja ララウォード ru 1987 HK ru (8347) 1987 HK ru Lallaward uk 8347 Лалавард zh 小行星8347
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y706c
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008347
Minor Planet Center body ID
8347

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8348 Bhattacharyya
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8348 Bhattacharyya
Follows 1
(8346) 1987 DW6
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Lalla Ward
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(8346) 1987 DW6
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Related Entities

Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.05092'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.050166270601968'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.773'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.770968235811495'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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