(591592) Carlanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 2013 by M. Ory at Oukaimeden.
Carl David Anderson (1905–1991) was an American physicist who studied cosmic rays at Caltech. Anderson is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, which won him the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlanderson is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 591592 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 YX44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0287 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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