(491) Carina
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Asteroid (491) Carina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.189 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.09 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.902 AU - 3.476 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 175.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 235.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 9, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 253 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 97 km |
| Albedo | 0.07 |
| Rotation period | 14.9 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | September 3, 1902 |
| Another name | 1902 JQ, 1928 DA 1 , 1930 QK |
| 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. | |
(491) Carina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 3, 1902 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the female first name Carina , but the exact origin of the name is not known.