(2815) Soma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Soma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Soma is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2815 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 RL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.64 km (#8,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.365 |
| Rotation period | 2.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 September 1982
- (3276) Porta Coeli
- (3693) Barringer
- (4194) Sweitzer
- (4553) Doncampbell
- (5861) Glynjones
- (7921) Huebner
- (8258) McCracken
- (12218) Fleischer
- (13004) Aldaz
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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