2815 Soma
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1982 |
| Designations | |
| 2815 | |
| 1982 RL | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6103430 |
| Perihelion | 1.8549884 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1691598 |
| 1218.5236719 | |
| 244.19786 | |
| Inclination | 5.70278 |
| 119.91438 | |
| 237.61040 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.2 | |
2815 Soma (1982 RL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM).
Named for the Soma cube, a three-dimensional mathematical game invented by the Danish writer Piet Hein and popularized in articles by Martin Gardner. Name proposed by the discoverer, following a suggestion by J. Meeus.
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