3050 Carrera

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3050 Carrera (1972 NW) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the astronomer Carlos Torres in July 13, 1972. Its orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.2248211 AU, an eccentricity of 0.1887300, inclined 1.30630 ° with respect to the ecliptic, and an average orbital speed of 19.9674971 km/s.

The asteroid was named after the Carrera Brothers: Javier Carrera (1781-1862), Juan José Carrera (1782-1818), José Miguel Carrera (1785-1821), and Luis Carrera (1791-1818), who fought actively for the independence of Chile