(2973) Paola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1951 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Paola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paola is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2973 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 AJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,048 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 January 1951
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- (1127) Mimi
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- (1262) Sniadeckia
- (1263) Varsavia
- (1281) Jeanne
- (1286) Banachiewicza
- (1287) Lorcia
- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
- (1348) Michel
- (1352) Wawel
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