3578 Carestia

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3578 Carestia
Name
Name Carestia
Designation 1977 CC
Discovery
Discovery date February 11, 1977
Discovery site Felix Aguilar Observatory
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.2100107
Semimajor axis (a) 3.2083698 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.5345778 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.8821618 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.75 a
Inclination (i) 21.32422°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 284.80712°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 47.77189°
Mean anomaly (M) 358.24348°

3578 Carestia is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.529843 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.2100107 and an orbital period of 2099.0609851 days (5.75 years).[1]

Cantor has an average orbital speed of 16.62719555 km/s and an inclination of 21.32422°.

The asteroid was discovered on February 11, 1977 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory.

References

  1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
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