1029 La Plata
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1029 La Plata is an asteroid
. It was discovered by Juan Hartmann
on April 28, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 RK. It was named after La Plata
, Argentina.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It was discovered by Juan Hartmann
Juan Hartmann
Juan Hartmann was an Argentinian astronomer.He was the director of the Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata from November 1922 to May 1934. He oriented the work of the observatory towards astrophysics.He discovered three asteroids.-External links:...
on April 28, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 RK. It was named after La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
, Argentina.