.png) 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° 13 27.336 / 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) × 10 kg |
| Synodic rotation period | 8.1789 h (0.34079 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.040 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.61 |
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.
References
- ^ "505 Cava (1902 LL)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ 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
- 505 Cava at the JPL Small-Body Database
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