505 Cava

505 Cava
	A three-dimensional model of 505 Cava based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	R. H. Frost
Discovery site	Arequipa
Discovery date	21 August 1902
Designations
MPC designation	(505) Cava
Named after	Mama Qawa, third queen of the Kingdom of Cuzco
Alternative designations	1902 LL
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	112.24 yr (40994 d)
Aphelion	3.3432 AU (500.14 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0229 AU (302.62 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6831 AU (401.39 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.24604
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.40 yr (1605.3 d)
Mean anomaly	219.54°
Mean motion	0° 13m 27.336s / day
Inclination	9.8406°
Longitude of ascending node	90.876°
Argument of perihelion	337.156°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	101.51 ± 1.83 km; 115 km
Mass	(3.99 ± 3.84) × 1018 kg
Synodic rotation period	8.1789 h (0.34079 d)
Geometric albedo	0.040
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.61

Cava (minor planet designation: 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.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "505 Cava (1902 LL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 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 14 April 2015.

External links[]

505 Cava at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
505 Cava at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "505 Cava (1902 LL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

[Carry2012-2] Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

[icarus186_1_126-3] 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 14 April 2015.

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