(558) Carmen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1905 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Carmen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carmen is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 558 |
| Provisional designation | A905 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 54.8 km (#660 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0382 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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