(497) Iva

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Asteroid
(497) Iva
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.858  AU
eccentricity 0.296
Perihelion - aphelion 2.013 AU - 3.703 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.8 °
Length of the ascending node 6.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 3.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 1, 2008
Sidereal period 4 a 303 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 45 km
Rotation period 4.6 h
Absolute brightness 10.0 mag
Spectral class M.
history
Explorer Raymond Smith Dugan
Date of discovery November 4, 1902
Another name 1902 KJ, 1947 BN, 1950 TD 3
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(497) Iva is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 November 1902 by astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan in Heidelberg was discovered.

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