Discovery | |
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Discovered by | R. H. Frost |
Discovery site | Arequipa |
Discovery date | 21 August 1902 |
Designations | |
(505) Cava | |
Named after | Mama Qawa, third queen of the Kingdom of Cuzco |
1902 LL | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
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) |
2.6831 AU (401.39 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.24604 |
4.40 yr (1605.3 d) | |
219.54° | |
0° 13m 27.336s / day | |
Inclination | 9.8406° |
90.876° | |
337.156° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 101.51 ± 1.83 km[2] 115 km[1] |
Mass | (3.99 ± 3.84) × 1018 kg[2] |
8.1789 h (0.34079 d) | |
0.040 | |
8.61 | |
Cava (minor planet designation: 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.[3]