Discovered by M. F. Wolf Alternative names 1905 QB Aphelion 3.0333 AU (453.78 Gm) Discovered 9 February 1905 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 9 February 1905 Observation arc 111.15 yr (40597 d) Perihelion 2.7817 AU (416.14 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.09 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Max Wolf discoveries 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda | ||
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.
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