(1008) La Paz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1923 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where La Paz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: La Paz is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1008 |
| Provisional designation | A923 UD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 41.1 km (#944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0723 |
| Inclination | 8.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 October 1923
More named asteroids discovered by M. F. Wolf
- (323) Brucia
- (325) Heidelberga
- (328) Gudrun
- (329) Svea
- (330) Adalberta
- (332) Siri
- (333) Badenia
- (334) Chicago
- (339) Dorothea
- (340) Eduarda
- (341) California
- (342) Endymion
← (1007) Pawlowia · (1009) Sirene →