(235) Carolina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1883 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
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Where Carolina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolina is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 235 |
| Provisional designation | A883 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 57.5 km (#627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0594 |
| Inclination | 9.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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