(2997) Cabrera

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Asteroid
(2997) Cabrera
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt
Major semi-axis 2.557  AU
eccentricity 0.197
Perihelion - aphelion 2.053 AU - 3.060 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.193 °
Sidereal period 4.09 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.63 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26 km
Albedo 0.15
Absolute brightness 13.5 likes
history
Date of discovery 17th June 1974
Another name 1974 MJ, 1950 TA 4 , 1977 EZ 7
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(2997) Cabrera is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt and was discovered in 1974 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory in El Leoncito and named after the Argentine astronomer Laurentino Ascencio Cabrera (1917-2003).

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