1008 La Paz

1008 La Paz
Discovery[1]
Discovered by M. Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 31 October 1923
Designations
MPC designation 1008 La Paz
Named after
La Paz[2]
1923 PD · 1950 UN
1970 JA
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 92.16 yr (33661 days)
Aphelion 3.3354 AU (498.97 Gm)
Perihelion 2.8497 AU (426.31 Gm)
3.0926 AU (462.65 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.078516
5.44 yr (1986.4 d)
358.24°
 10m 52.428s / day
Inclination 8.9362°
20.555°
14.999°
Earth MOID 1.85542 AU (277.567 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.07429 AU (310.309 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.201
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
19.32±1.35 km
8.998 h (0.3749 d)
0.0819±0.013
10.6

    1008 La Paz is a main-belt asteroid about 39 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory on October 31, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 PD. It was named after the city La Paz in Bolivia.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1008 La Paz (1923 PD)" (2015-09-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1008) La Paz. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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