(1391) Carelia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1936 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Carelia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carelia is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1391 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 DA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Rotation period | 5.88 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.