505 Cava
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A three-dimensional model of 505 Cava based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | R. H. Frost |
| Discovery site | Arequipa |
| Discovery date | August 21, 1902 |
| Designations | |
| 1902 LL | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch March 2, 1995 (JDCT 2449778.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.343 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.026 AU |
| 2.685 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| 4.399 yr | |
| -91.960° | |
| Inclination | 9.822° |
| 91.066° | |
| 336.288° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 101.51 ± 1.83[1] km |
| Mass | (3.99 ± 3.84) × 1018[1] kg |
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505 Cava is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
In 2001, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.18 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of 105 ± 17 km.[2]
References
- 1 2 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- ↑ Magri, Christopher; et al. (January 2007), "A radar survey of main-belt asteroids: Arecibo observations of 55 objects during 1999 2003" (PDF), Icarus 186 (1): 126–151, Bibcode:2007Icar..186..126M, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.018, retrieved 2015-04-14.
External links
- 505 Cava at the JPL Small-Body Database
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