491 Carina
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491 Carina
Summary
491 Carina is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 491 Carina is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf[3].
- 491 Carina's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
- 491 Carina's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[5].
- 491 Carina's follows is recorded as 490 Veritas[6].
- 491 Carina's followed by is recorded as 492 Gismonda[7].
- 491 Carina's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
- 491 Carina's Commons category is recorded as 491 Carina[9].
- 491 Carina's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as 1902 JQ[11].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 DA1[12].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 QK[13].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 UR[14].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 WA[15].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as A894 GA[16].
- 491 Carina's provisional designation is recorded as A902 RG[17].
- 491 Carina's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1902-09-03T00:00:00Z[18].
- 491 Carina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lvtw[19].
- 491 Carina's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000491[20].
- 491 Carina's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid[21].
- 491 Carina's significant event is recorded as naming[22].
- 491 Carina's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08307576229097872'}[23].
- 491 Carina's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.01'}[24].
- 491 Carina's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.886'}[25].
- 491 Carina's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.86583775512232'}[26].
- 491 Carina's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2083.047624288191'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
491 Carina's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
Why It Matters
491 Carina ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]