(2858) Carlosporter Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 December 1975 by Torres, C., Barros, S. at Cerro El Roble.

Where Carlosporter is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlosporter is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2858
Provisional designation1975 XB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.42 km (#11,798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.434
Rotation period3.35 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.57
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination6.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.809 au

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

Also discovered on 1 December 1975

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