(2912) Lapalma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Lapalma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lapalma is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2912 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 DM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.52 km (#8,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.456 |
| Rotation period | 5.71 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0702 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1942
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- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
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- (1705) Tapio
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