(952) Caia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1916 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Caia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caia is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 952 |
| Provisional designation | A916 US |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 88.7 km (#300 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 7.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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