(3215) Lapko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 January 1980 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Lapko is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLapkoLapko

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lapko is 3.42 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3215
Provisional designation1980 BQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.5 km (#2,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Absolute magnitude (H)12.41
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.42 au
Eccentricity0.0920
Inclination7.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.87 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 January 1980

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