(505) Cava

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Asteroid
(505) Cava
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,685  AU
eccentricity 0.245
Perihelion - aphelion 2.027 AU - 3.343 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.8 °
Length of the ascending node 90.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 337.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 2, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 146 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 115 km
Albedo 0.04
Rotation period 8.2 h
Absolute brightness 8.6 likes
history
Explorer Royal Harwood Frost
Date of discovery August 21, 1902
Another name 1902 LL, 1947 WD, 1963 NA
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(505) Cava is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 August 1902 by Royal Harwood Frost was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of a mythological figure of the Inca .

See also