(6572) Carson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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Where Carson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carson is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6572 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 SX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.41 km (#6,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 2.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.