(27004) Violetaparra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (1917-1967), known as Violeta Parra, was a well-known Chilean artist and folk singer. She compiled, saved and popularized Chilean folk songs. The discoverer of this minor planet heard Violeta Parra's most well-known song, “gracias a la vida”, from his future wife in 2001.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Violetaparra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Violetaparra is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27004 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DP23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0864 |
| Inclination | 9.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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