(26973) Lala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1997 by Pravec, P., Wolf, M. at Ondrejov.
Petr Lála (b. 1942) started his career in 1964 as an astronomer at the Ondřejov observatory. There he analyzed various effects influencing the motion of artificial satellites and popularized astronautics. From 1989 to 2002 he served in the Office of Outer Space Affairs of the United Nations.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lala is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26973 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SP25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0952 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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