1470 Carla
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Bohrmann |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 September 1938 |
| Designations | |
| (1470) Carla | |
Named after | Carla Ziegler (discoverer's friend) |
| 1938 SD · 1930 DE 1955 UN | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 78.15 yr (28,546 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3771 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.9416 AU |
| 3.1594 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0689 |
| 5.62 yr (2,051 days) | |
| 1.2909° | |
| 0° 10m 31.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.2126° |
| 358.43° | |
| 341.84° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 31.66±10.19 km 34.092±5.538 km 34.28±0.84 km 36.94 km (derived) 36.97±1.1 km (IRAS:22) |
| 6.15±0.040 h 6.1514±0.0002 h 6.154±0.0028 h | |
| 0.0470 (derived) 0.0515±0.003 (IRAS:22) 0.06±0.09 0.0605±0.0181 0.062±0.003 | |
| C | |
| 10.800±0.120 (R) · 10.947±0.001 (R) · 11.0 · 11.1 · 11.18 · 11.43±0.35 | |
1470 Carla, provisional designation 1938 SD, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 35 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 17 September 1938, by German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. It was named after a friend of the discoverer's family, Carla Ziegler.