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505 Cava

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Discovered by
  
R. H. Frost

Alternative names
  
1902 LL

Aphelion
  
3.3432 AU (500.14 Gm)

Discovered
  
21 August 1902

Argument of perihelion
  
337.156°

Discoverer
  
Royal Harwood Frost

Discovery date
  
21 August 1902

Observation arc
  
112.24 yr (40994 d)

Semi-major axis
  
2.6831 AU (401.39 Gm)

Inclination
  
9.8406°

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

505 Cava

Discovery site
  
Harvard Observatory Boyden Station, Arequipa, Harvard Observatory, Arequipa

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 Wikipedia