(740) Cantabia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1913 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.
Where Cantabia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cantabia is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 740 |
| Provisional designation | A913 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 90.9 km (#289 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0552 |
| Rotation period | 64.5 hours |
| Spectral type | CX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.