505 Cava Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
505 Cava
Mpc Name:(505) Cava
Alt Names:1902 LL
Discovered:21 August 1902
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.24604
Semimajor:2.6831AU
Perihelion:2.0229AU
Aphelion:3.3432abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:4.40 yr (1605.3 d)
Inclination:9.8406°
Asc Node:90.876°
Arg Peri:337.156°
Dimensions:101.51 ± 1.83 km
115 km
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:112.24 yr (40994 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:8.61
Rotation:8.1789abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Albedo:0.040

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 .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 505 Cava (1902 LL) . . . 9 May 2016.