(3050) Carrera
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Asteroid (3050) Carrera |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2250 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1885 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8056 AU - 2.6444 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.306 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,319 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.97 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 14.0 mag |
| Spectral class | E (or S) |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carlos Torres |
| Date of discovery | 1972 |
| Another name | 1972 NW, 1972 QK, 1979 VH 2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3050) Carrera is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 July 1972 by the astronomer Carlos Torres was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the four Carrera brothers: Javier (1781–1862), Juan José (1782–1818), José Miguel (1785–1821) and Luis (1791–1818), who actively fought for Chile's independence.