3578 Carestia

Summary

3578 Carestia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3578 Carestia is credited with the discovery of Félix Aguilar Observatory^[3].
• 3578 Carestia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3578 Carestia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Leoncito Astronomical Complex^[5].
• 3578 Carestia's follows is recorded as 3577 Putilin^[6].
• 3578 Carestia's followed by is recorded as 3579 Rockholt^[7].
• 3578 Carestia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 3578 Carestia's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[9].
• 3578 Carestia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3578 Carestia's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 PL^[11].
• 3578 Carestia's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 LG^[12].
• 3578 Carestia's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 CC^[13].
• 3578 Carestia's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RY^[14].
• 3578 Carestia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-02-11T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3578 Carestia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qn0bb^[16].
• 3578 Carestia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003578^[17].
• 3578 Carestia's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[19].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2061315'}^[20].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.203302990965699'}^[21].
• 3578 Carestia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.2'}^[22].
• 3578 Carestia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.5'}^[23].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.29230'}^[24].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.31390750306152'}^[25].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.77'}^[26].
• 3578 Carestia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2106.532074639239'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3578 Carestia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3578 Carestia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]