18505 Caravelli

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**18505 Caravelli**
Name
Name	Caravelli
Designation	1996 PG5
Discovery
Discovery date	August 9, 1996
Discovery site	Osservatorio San Vittore
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e)	0.1258997
Semimajor axis (a)	2.2377862 AU
Perihelion (q)	1.9560496 AU
Aphelion (Q)	2.5195228 AU
Orbital period (P)	3.35 a
Inclination (i)	4.17381°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω)	190.42025°
Argument of Perihelion (ω)	63.17304°

18505 Caravelli is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 1.955302 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1258997 and an orbital period of 1222.7180193 days (3.35 years).^[1]

Cailletet has an average orbital speed of 19.91277769 km/s and an inclination of 4.17381°.

The asteroid was discovered on August 9, 1996.

This asteroid is named after Vito Caravelli, a professor of mathematics.^[1]

References

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