(505) Cava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1902 by R. H. Frost at Arequipa.
Where Cava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cava is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 505 |
| Provisional designation | A902 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 115 km (#178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 8.18 hours |
| Spectral type | FC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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