3578 Carestia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carestia |
| Designation | 1977 CC |
| Discovery | |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1977 |
| Discovery site | Félix Aguilar Observatory |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.2100107 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.2083698 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.5345778 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.8821618 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 5.75 a |
| Inclination (i) | 21.32422° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 284.80712° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 47.77189° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 358.24348° |
3578 Carestia is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.529 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.2100 and an orbital period of 2099.06 days (5.75 years).[1]
Carestia has an average orbital speed of 16.627 km/s and an inclination of 21.324°.
The asteroid was discovered on February 11, 1977 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory.
The asteroid is 58 km in diameter and with an albedo of 0.01,[1] it is one of the darkest main-belt asteroids known.
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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