| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| 491 Carina | |
| Mpc Name: | (491) Carina |
| Alt Names: | 1902 JQ |
| Discovered: | 3 September 1902 |
| Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.087591 |
| Semimajor: | 3.1914AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.9118AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.4709abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Period: | 5.70 yr (2082.4 d) |
| Inclination: | 18.863° |
| Asc Node: | 175.423° |
| Arg Peri: | 233.431° |
| Density: | 3.408 ± 1.937/0.749 g/cm |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Orbit Ref: | [1] |
| Observation Arc: | 113.62 yr (41501 d) |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Abs Magnitude: | 9.0 |
| Rotation: | 15.153abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
491 Carina is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.