Discovered by E. Bowell MPC designation 2815 Soma Observation arc 60.41 yr (22065 days) Orbits Sun Named after Soma cube Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 15 September 1982 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 15 September 1982 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | |
Alternative names 1982 RL · 1955 MH
1970 AC · 1974 DL
1979 XB1 Similar 1338 Duponta, 3671 Dionysus, Sun | ||
2815 Soma (1982 RL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Soma is named after the Soma cube, a three-dimensional mathematical game invented by the Danish writer Piet Hein and popularized in articles by Martin Gardner.
A moon was discovered around the asteroid in 2011 from lightcurve observations, with a diameter of 1.74 ± 0.14 km.
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