(558) Carmen
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Asteroid (558) Carmen |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.906 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.044 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.779 AU - 3.033 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 143.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 315.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | September 10, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 349 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 59 km |
| Albedo | 0.12 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.1 mag |
| Spectral class | M. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | February 9, 1905 |
| Another name | 1905 QB |
| 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. | |
(558) Carmen is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 9, 1905 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the title character of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet .