(12366) Luisapla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1994 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Born in Villarrobledo, Spain, Luisa Pla (b. 1926) was a devoted teacher of French. After moving to Venezuela, she and her husband, Manuel Sanchez Jordan, founded the Lope de Vega high school in Valencia and established the study of Spanish history at La Universidad de Carabobo.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luisapla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luisapla is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12366 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CD8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Luisa
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Also discovered on 8 February 1994
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- (11577) Einasto
- (11955) Russrobb
- (11956) Tamarakate
- (12367) Ourinhos
- (12369) Pirandello
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