(671) Carnegia

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Asteroid
(671) Carnegia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.09  AU
eccentricity 0.068
Perihelion - aphelion 2.88 AU - 3.3 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8 °
Length of the ascending node 0.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 94.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 12, 2008
Sidereal period 5 a 158 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 58.72 km
Albedo 0.0512
Absolute brightness 10.0 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery September 21, 1908
Another name 1908 DV
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(671) Carnegia is an asteroid of the main belt that Johann Palisa discovered in Vienna on September 21, 1908 .

The asteroid is named after the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie .

See also