(491) Carina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Carina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carina is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 491 |
| Provisional designation | A902 RG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 91.2 km (#288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 14.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 September 1902
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