505 Cava (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 505 Cava is visible between 22:41 and 03:21. It will become accessible at around 22:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:01, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:21 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 505 Cava
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:30 June 2025
Right ascension:18h44m [1]
Declination:−25°15' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:13.11 (V) [1]
Distance:2.17 AU
18.06 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.62 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):275.5°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.69 AU
Eccentricity:0.242631
Inclination:9.82°
Longitude ascending node:90.76°
Argument of perihelion:337.14°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:193.93°
Absolute mag (H):8.77 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.04 AU
Aphelion:3.34 AU
Orbital period:4.41 years

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