558 Carmen

Carmen (minor planet designation: 558 Carmen) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. As with a number of asteroids discovered by Max Wolf, it is named after a female character in opera, in this case the title character of Bizet's Carmen.

558 Carmen
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date9 February 1905
Designations
(558) Carmen
1905 QB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.15 yr (40597 d)
Aphelion3.0333 AU (453.78 Gm)
Perihelion2.7817 AU (416.14 Gm)
2.9075 AU (434.96 Gm)
Eccentricity0.043262
4.96 yr (1810.8 d)
216.857°
0° 11m 55.716s / day
Inclination8.3757°
143.728°
311.756°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
29.655±0.9 km
11.387 h (0.4745 d)
0.1161±0.007
9.09

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