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182 Elsa is a numbered asteroid in the main belt, the broad zone of minor planets orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Johann Palisa discovered it in 1878, as nineteenth-century observatories were identifying and cataloguing new small bodies. The asteroid's name comes from Elsa of Brabant, the female protagonist of Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin, so its designation connects a planetary object with a figure from European musical drama.
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What is 182 Elsa?
182 Elsa is a numbered asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is one of the minor planets identified by nineteenth-century astronomical observatories.
Who discovered 182 Elsa?
Johann Palisa discovered 182 Elsa in 1878. Palisa was one of the prolific asteroid discoverers of the late nineteenth century.
Where does asteroid 182 Elsa orbit?
182 Elsa orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt. This zone lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and contains many small rocky bodies.
What is asteroid 182 Elsa named after?
The name Elsa is the asteroid's official name, but the supplied catalogue description does not establish a reliable specific namesake. It is safer to identify it by its number, 182, and its main-belt orbit than to assign an unsupported origin to the name.
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