(7317) Cabot

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Asteroid
(7317) Cabot
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3309  AU
eccentricity 0.1521
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9764 AU - 2.6854 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.981 °
Sidereal period 3,559 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.51 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ?
Absolute brightness 13.9 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer György Kulin
Date of discovery March 12, 1940
Another name 1940 ED, 1983 JH, 1987 OV 1
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(7317) Cabot is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 12 March 1940 by the Hungarian astronomers György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the Genoese-Venetian navigator and explorer Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot).

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