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1008 La Paz

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Discovered by
  
M. Wolf

MPC designation
  
1008 La Paz

Observation arc
  
92.16 yr (33661 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Discovery date
  
31 October 1923

Minor planet category
  
main-belt

Discovered
  
31 October 1923

Discoverer
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Alternative names
  
1923 PD · 1950 UN1970 JA

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
1056 Azalea, 528 Rezia, 417 Suevia, 1002 Olbersia, 540 Rosamunde

1008 La Paz is a main-belt asteroid about 39 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory on October 31, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 PD. It was named after the city La Paz in Bolivia.

References

1008 La Paz Wikipedia


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