The asteroid 505 Cava
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From Ashburn , 505 Cava is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 21:00, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:02, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:49, 36° above your western horizon.
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Name
505 Cava
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 12.59 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°11' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.68 AU 13.95 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.03 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.245795 |
| Inclination: | 9.84° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 90.87° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 337.05° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 61.43° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.02 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.34 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.40 years |