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491 Carina

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491 Carina
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date3 September 1902
Designations
(491) Carina
1902 JQ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc113.62 yr (41501 d)
Aphelion3.4709 AU (519.24 Gm)
Perihelion2.9118 AU (435.60 Gm)
3.1914 AU (477.43 Gm)
Eccentricity0.087591
5.70 yr (2082.4 d)
295.527°
0° 10m 22.368s / day
Inclination18.863°
175.423°
233.431°
Physical characteristics
91.176±0.469 km[1][2]
Mass(1.353 ± 0.769/0.297)×1018 kg[2]
Mean density
3.408 ± 1.937/0.749 g/cm3[2]
15.153 h (0.6314 d)
0.0743±0.006
9.0

491 Carina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

References

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  1. ^ a b "491 Carina (1902 JQ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3407.
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