(224592) Carnac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Already inhabited some 450~000 years ago, the site of Carnac, in Brittany, is famous for its numerous standing stones dating back to the neolithic period. Some 3000 standing stones spreading over 4 km were erected between 4000 and 2000 B.C.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carnac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carnac is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 224592 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 YJ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0745 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.