(479) Caprera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1901 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Caprera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caprera is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 479 |
| Provisional designation | A901 VK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 60.1 km (#588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 9.45 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 8.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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