(1470) Carla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1938 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.

Where Carla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carla is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1470
Provisional designation1938 SD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter37.0 km (#1,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0515
Rotation period6.15 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.13
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.0740
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.91 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 September 1938

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