491 Carina
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 3 September 1902 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (491) Carina |
1902 JQ | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 113.62 yr (41501 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4709 AU (519.24 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.9118 AU (435.60 Gm) |
3.1914 AU (477.43 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.087591 |
5.70 yr (2082.4 d) | |
295.527° | |
0° 10m 22.368s / day | |
Inclination | 18.863° |
175.423° | |
233.431° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 97.36 ± 3.18 km[2] 97.29±3.8 km[1] |
Mass | (4.82 ± 1.95) × 1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 9.97 ± 4.15 g/cm3[2] |
Synodic rotation period | 15.153 h (0.6314 d) |
0.0743±0.006 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.0 |
Carina (minor planet designation: 491 Carina) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References[]
- ^ a b "491 Carina (1902 JQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
External links[]
- 491 Carina at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 491 Carina at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Background asteroids
- Discoveries by Max Wolf
- Minor planets with names of unknown origin
- Named minor planets
- C-type asteroids (SMASS)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1902
- Main-belt-asteroid stubs