(315577) Carmenchu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2008 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Carmen Castillo Bartolomé (b. 1959) is a Spanish artist, who works at her studio in a forest on Mount El Sueve, Asturias, creating bronze sculptures of platonic human shapes. She currently studies new ways of expression with non-conventional materials and techniques.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carmenchu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carmenchu is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 315577 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CB70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0740 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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